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Welcome to Fairfax Station ...

Fairfax Station is located in Fairfax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fairfax Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

A typical abbreviation for Fairfax Station: Fairfax Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Fairfax Station is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fairfax Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fairfax Station: 703 & 571<3>

The ZIP code for Fairfax Station: 22039<4>

Websites for Fairfax Station ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Fairfax Station, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Fairfax Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairfax Station.

  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Manassas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Herndon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Manassas Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Falls Church
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumfries
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <5>
  • Indian Head
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fairfax Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairfax Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairfax Station. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairfax Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairfax Station. See our Newspapers Page for Fairfax Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairfax Station ...

Looking for more information about Fairfax Station? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fairfax Station, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fairfax Station.

Adding Fairfax Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fairfax Station in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fairfax Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fairfax Station post office opened in 1852. The Fairfax Station post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fairfax Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairfax Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairfax Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Fairfax Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fairfax Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fairfax Station or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/