West Falls Church, Virginia
West Falls Church, Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Arlington Boulevard, the main highway passing directly through West Falls Church | |
Location of West Falls Church in Fairfax County, Virginia | |
West Falls Church, Virginia West Falls Church, Virginia West Falls Church, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′56″N 77°11′16″W / 38.86556°N 77.18778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2) |
| • Land | 5.0 sq mi (12.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,243 |
| • Density | 6,070/sq mi (2,340/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 51-84366 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2389981 |
West Falls Church is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Falls Church had a population of 30,243. Before 2010, West Falls Church was officially named Jefferson (from Thomas Jefferson). Outside of the Jefferson Village neighborhood, "Jefferson" generally is not used locally to refer to the area bounding Falls Church city to the south and southwest that comprises the CDP. Likewise, "West Falls Church" is rarely used to describe the area but is usually applied to areas west of Falls Church city or near West Falls Church metro station. The bulk of it is made of subdivisions built in the 1940s and early 1950s, including Jefferson Village, Westlawn, Hillwood, Sleepy Hollow, Woodley, Raymondale and Broyhill Park.