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Fairfax Station
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 22039 |
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Fairfax Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, ZIP code 22039.[1] The population as of the 2010 Census was 12,030.[2] As a suburb of Washington, DC, it is a bedroom community for many who work in the federal government.
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The average lifestyle for residents of Fairfax Station rates above those of the national index in categories including but not limited to: total household expenditure, insurance, clothing, education, entertainment, food, health care, personal care, tobacco, transportation, utilities, and gifts. The factors that are below average when compared to the national (lowest in the state for many of them): Crime Rate, Personal Crime Risk, murder risk, rape risk, larceny risk, and automotive theft risk.
In the 2000 census, Fairfax Station (i.e. the Zip Code Tabulation Area for 22039) had a population of 18,471. In 2007, the estimate was 20,124. The community is 83.5% white, 3.7 % African-American, 9.6% Asian-American, 0.2% Native American and 0.04% Native Hawaiian. 2.96% of the population was of two or more races.[3] In 2004, the adjusted gross income per household was $158,241 annually, and the median house price was about $700,000 (Q1 of 2009).[3]
The education system in Fairfax County is among the top public school counties in the country. The children of Fairfax Station go to 5 elementary schools; William Halley Elementary for the southern part of Fairfax Station and Silverbrook Elementary for the northern part. They can also attend Fairview Elementary, Oak View Elementary, or Sangster Elementary. The children who live in the area of Fairfax Station that is nearest to the town of Clifton, VA attend Clifton Elementary. After 6th grade, the last year in all of the elementary schools, the students of Fairfax Station go to South County Secondary School, Robinson Secondary School, Robert Frost Middle School (feeder school for W.T. Woodson High School), or Lake Braddock Secondary School.
Many of these residents use their own transportation to commute. Fairfax Station encompasses large areas of green forest in which many of deer and fox reside. Local roads include Virginia State Route 123, or Ox Road and Fairfax County Parkway. Some commuters also opt to ride the nearby VRE.
Fairfax Station was originally a railroad station, with proximity to Fairfax, the county seat. Clara Barton tended to Union and Confederate troops in Fairfax Station. A small skirmish was fought at Brimstone Hill near Fairfax Station during the American Civil War; during the War, near Fairfax Station Confederate General J. E. B. Stuart telegraphed President Lincoln complaining of the poor quality of the Federal mules he had stolen.