University Center, Virginia | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Named For: | George Washington University Virginia Science and Technology Campus |
Pushpin Map: | USA Virginia Northern#Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | University Center |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Loudoun |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.46 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.38 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.08 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3586 |
Population Density Km2: | 1507.8 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 265 |
Coordinates: | 39.0561°N -77.4403°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 20147 (Ashburn) |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 51-80120 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2584932 |
University Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 3,586.[2] Mailing addresses in the community are for Ashburn.
The University Center CDP is in eastern Loudoun County, on the north side of Virginia State Route 7 (Harry Byrd Highway). Via Route 7, it is 7miles northwest to Leesburg, the county seat, and southeast to Washington, D.C. The community is bordered to the north by the Potomac River and to the east by Broad Run, its tributary. Ashburn is to the south, across Route 7, and Montgomery County, Maryland, borders the CDP across the Potomac.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5sqkm, of which 0.08sqkm, or 3.29%, are water.[1]