Long Branch, Fairfax County, Virginia | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Long Branch |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fairfax |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 6.42 |
Area Land Km2: | 6.38 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 7890 |
Population Density Km2: | 1189.2 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 360 |
Coordinates: | 38.8303°N -77.275°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 22032 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 51-46760 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2584867 |
Long Branch is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, bordering the city of Fairfax. The population as of the 2010 census was 7,593.[1]
The CDP lies mainly in the watershed of Long Branch, an Accotink Creek tributary. The CDP is bounded by Guinea Road to the east, Braddock Road to the south, Little River Turnpike (Virginia State Route 236) to the north, the Fairfax city limits to the northwest, and Burke Station Road to the west. Neighboring census-designated places are Mantua to the north, Wakefield to the east, Burke to the south, Kings Park West to the southwest, and George Mason to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Long Branch CDP has a total area of 6.4sqkm, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.50%, is water.[1] A larger version of the CDP was delineated in 1970 when the CDP had a population of 21,634[2] and a land area of .[3]
W.T. Woodson High School, Frost Middle School, Olde Creek Elementary and Little Run Elementary are located here.