| Newington Forest, Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Newington Forest |
| 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: | 8.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.6 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 12957 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1449.5 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 290 |
| Coordinates: | 38.7392°N -77.2403°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 22079, 22153 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-55758 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2584893 |
Newington Forest is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 12,442.[1] It is part of the Washington metropolitan area. It includes the Newington Forest subdivision and several nearby neighborhoods of southern Springfield and northern Lorton.
Newington Forest is located in southern Fairfax County. Its borders are Silver Brook and Rocky Branch to the south, Pohick Creek to the east, the Fairfax County Parkway (State Route 286) to the north, Hooes Road to the west, and Silverbrook Road to the southwest. Neighboring communities are Burke to the north, West Springfield at the northeast corner of Newington Forest, Newington to the east, Laurel Hill to the south, and Crosspointe and South Run to the west. Pohick Road runs through the center of the CDP. Downtown Washington, D.C. is to the northeast, and the city of Fairfax is 10miles to the northwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Newington Forest CDP has a total area of 8.7sqkm, of which 8.6sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 1.36%, is water.[1]