Long Branch, Fairfax County, Virginia | |
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| Coordinates:38°49′49″N77°16′30″W / 38.83028°N 77.27500°W /38.83028; -77.27500 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2) |
| • Land | 2.46 sq mi (6.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,890 |
| • Density | 3,080/sq mi (1,189.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 22032 |
| FIPS code | 51-46760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584867 |
Long Branch is acensus-designated place inFairfax County,Virginia, United States, bordering the city ofFairfax. The population as of the2010 census was 7,593.[1]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21,634 | — | |
| 2010 | 7,593 | — | |
| 2020 | 7,890 | 3.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2] 2010[3] 2020 | |||
Long Branch was first listed as acensus designated place in the2010 U.S. census.[3]
The CDP lies mainly in the watershed of Long Branch, anAccotink 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 areMantua to the north,Wakefield to the east,Burke to the south,Kings Park West to the southwest, andGeorge Mason to the west. According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the Long Branch CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.50%, is water.[1] A larger version of the CDP was delineated in1970 when the CDP had a population of 21,634[4] and a land area of 6.8 square miles (18 km2).[5]
C.G. Woodson High School, Frost Middle School, Olde Creek Elementary and Little Run Elementary are located here.
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