Local city information for Springfield, VA

Springfield is an unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States and is a suburb of Washington, D.C. Within Springfield are three census-designated places (CDPs): Springfield CDP, West Springfield CDP, and North Springfield CDP, plus a substantial portion of Newington CDP. All are officially titled Springfield by the United States Postal Service.

The Springfield CDP is recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau with a population of 30,417 as of the 2000 census.

Springfield is located at (38.779238, -77.184636).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 9.8 square miles (25.4 km²), of which, 9.8 square miles (25.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.31%) is water.

The area is dominated by the interchange of I-95, I-395, and the Capital Beltway (I-495), known as the Springfield Interchange. The center of the town is at the intersection of Route 644 (Old Keene Mill Road / Franconia Road) and Route 617 (Backlick Road) adjacent to the interchange. A significant commercial district exists around the interchange area, but the rest of the community is primarily residential in character.

According to U.S. Postal Service, Springfield has four ZIP codes:

• 22150 (often unofficially referred to as "Central Springfield")
• 22151 ("North Springfield")
• 22152 ("West Springfield")
• 22153 (often referred to as "Burkefield" due to its relative proximity to both Burke, Virginia and "Central Springfield")

The following are total area, water area, and land area statistics (in square miles) for the four Springfield zip codes:

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