Communities

The independent cities of Falls Church & Fairfax were formed out of areas formerly under the jurisdiction of Fairfax County, but are politically separate, despite the status of the City of Fairfax as county stool.

Three incorporated towns, Clifton, Herndon, & Vienna, can be found entirely within Fairfax County.[64]

Other communities within Fairfax County are unincorporated areas. Virginia law dictates that at least 100 members of the proposed municipality must sign a petition, the population of the proposed town must be at least one,000 persons, & the population density of the affected county does not exceed 200 persons per square mile to start the incorporation system.[66] As of the 2000 census the thirteen largest communities of Fairfax County are all unincorporated CDPs, the largest of which are Burke, Reston, & Annandale, each with a population exceeding 50,000. (The largest incorporated place in the county is the town of Herndon, its fourteenth-largest community.)

It's been proposed[65] to convert the whole county in to a single independent city, primarily to gain more control over taxes & roads. The latest such proposal was made June 30, 2009.

Census-designated places[edit]
The following localities within Fairfax County are identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as (unincorporated) Census-Designated Places:[67]

Annandale
Bailey's Crossroads
Belle Refuge
Burke
Burke Centre
Centreville
Chantilly
Crosspointe
Dranesville
Dunn Loring
Fair Lakes
Fair Oaks
Fairfax Station
Floris
Fort Belvoir
Fort Hunt
Franconia
Franklin Farm
George Mason
Great Falls
Greenbriar
Groveton
Hayfield
Huntington
Hybla Valley
Idylwood
Jefferson
Kings Park
Kings Park West
Kingstowne
Lake Barcroft
Laurel Hill
Lincolnia
Long Branch
Lorton
Mantua
Mason Neck
McLean
McNair
Merrifield
Mount Vernon
Newington
Newington Forest
North Springfield
Oakton
Pimmit Hills
Ravensworth
Reston
Rose Hill
Saratoga
Seven Corners
South Run
Springfield
Tysons Corner
Wakefield
West Falls Church
West Springfield
Wolf Trap
Woodburn
Woodlawn
Other communities[edit]
Accotink
Arcturus
Barkers Crossroads
Blevinstown
Browns Mill
Butts Corner
Cobbs Corner
Colchester
Colchester Hunt
Comptons Corner
Cooktown
Crowells Corner
Culmore
Donovans Corner
Doveville
Farrs Corner
 Forks
 Corners
Hattontown
Hollindale
Jermantown
Langley
Lees Corner
Lewinsville
Lewis Park
Makleys Corner
Matildaville
New Alexandria
Oak Hill
Odricks Corner
Pohick
Schneider Crossroads
Shady Oak
Strathmeade Springs
Sundown Hills
Uniontown
Virginia Hills
Westham