Springfield, Virginia Springfield, Virginia Central Springfield Business District, seen from Springfield Town Center Central Springfield Business District, seen from Springfield Town Center Flag of Springfield, Virginia Location of Springfield in Fairfax County, Virginia Location of Springfield in Fairfax County, Virginia Springfield is positioned in Northern Virginia Springfield - Springfield Location of Springfield in Fairfax County, Virginia Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.
Homes and businesses in bordering CDPs including North Springfield, West Springfield, and Newington are usually given a "Springfield" mailing address.
The populace of the collective areas with Springfield addresses is estimated to exceed 100,000.
The region is dominated by the interchange of I-95, I-395, and the Capital Beltway (I-495), known as the Springfield Interchange.
The following are total area, water area, and territory area statistics (in square miles) for the four Springfield zip codes: Springfield was established in 1847 around the Orange and Alexandria Railroad's Daingerfield Station; this is today the Backlick Road Virginia Railway Express station, positioned off Backlick Road.
The station was titled for "Springfield Farm", owned by Henry Daingerfield, an Alexandria businessman who sat on the barns 's board of directors.
The station served as the first Springfield Post Office from 1866 to 1868. In 1877, Richard Moore petitioned for a postal service, which he titled Moor; it was positioned about a little over a mile south of the station, near the intersection of Fairfax (now Old Keene Mill) and Backlick roads.
In 1907, the Garfield postal service closed and a new postal station titled Corbett (after the then-landowner) opened back at the barns station. The name "Springfield" was reinstated for good on June 27, 1910, although the name Garfield continued to appear on maps at least through the 1930s. The postal service was moved to a new site in 1933. Springfield remained a non-urban crossroads until 1946, when realtor Edward Carr decided to subdivide the region for suburban evolution along the recently opened Henry Shirley Highway (now I-95/I-395).
By 1960, the populace was announced as over 10,000; it interval past 25,000 by 1970 with the North and West Springfield neighborhoods. Springfield became a primary retail destination with the opening of the Springfield Mall (now Springfield Town Center) in 1973 75 (the second county-wide shopping center in Northern Virginia after Tysons Corner), as well as the Springfield and Brookfield shopping centers.
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency building at the Fort Belvoir North Area in Springfield The center of Springfield is at Route 644 (Old Keene Mill Road / Franconia Road) and Route 617.
In the Springfield CDP, the populace was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The zip code populace totals for the entire Springfield improve (as defined by USPS) are as follows: The Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department's fire station at 7011 Backlick Road provides fire and EMS services to Springfield. The West Springfield District Police Station of the Fairfax County Police Department is at 6140 Rolling Road. Residential region in northern Springfield, along Backlick Road near the border of Springfield and North Springfield Main article: Springfield Mall (Virginia) Springfield Mall was a large indoor shopping mall near the Springfield Interchange, the intersection of Interstate highways I-95 and I-495.
In 2005, the mall was purchased by Vornado Realty Trust, which closed the structure, renovated it to add housing and office space, and reopened it in 2014 as "Springfield Town Center". Central Springfield is dominated by the Springfield Interchange, popularly known as the "Mixing Bowl" or the "Melting Pot", a name taken from an earlier interchange near the Pentagon.
Built between 1999 and 2007 at a cost of $676 million, the Springfield Interchange Improvement Project was rather than on time and on budget, as stated to the Virginia Department of Transportation, and dedicated on July 18, 2007, by Virginia Governor Timothy M.
The closest airport to Springfield is the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Arlington, Virginia.
Public schools in Springfield are run by Fairfax County Public Schools. Some Springfield neighborhoods feed schools outside the town/city limits, such as the Lake Braddock, South County, and Hayfield districts.
Elementary schools serving Springfield include: Cardinal Forest Elementary School, Crestwood Elementary School, Garfield Elementary School, Forestdale Elementary School, Hunt Valley Elementary School, Keene Mill Elementary School, Kings Glen Elementary School, Kings Park Elementary School, Lynbrook Elementary School, Newington Forest Elementary School, North Springfield Elementary School, Orange Hunt Elementary School, Ravensworth Elementary School, Rolling Valley Elementary School, Sangster Elementary School, Springfield Estates Elementary School, Saratoga Elementary School, and West Springfield Elementary School. Middle schools serving Springfield include Francis Scott Key Middle School and Washington Irving Middle School. Lee High School and West Springfield High School; the latter is home to the West Springfield Dance Team, which appeared on the tv show America's Got Talent. The medical ground of Northern Virginia Community College is positioned in Springfield.
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