Fair Lakes, Virginia
Fair Lakes | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Fair Lakes | |
Coordinates: 38°51′47″N 77°22′55″W / 38.86306°N 77.38194°WCoordinates: 38°51′47″N 77°22′55″W / 38.86306°N 77.38194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Fairfax |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 22033 |
Area code(s) | 703, 571 |
Website | http://fairlakes.com/ |
Fair Lakes is an unincorporated community and business park located northwest of Fairfax in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The Census Bureau defines Fair Lakes as a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 7,942 as of 2010.[1]
About
Fair Lakes is a mixed-use development of upscale residential apartments, and commercial buildings, built by Milton Peterson's Peterson Companies.[2][3]
The main road in Fair Lakes is the Fair Lakes Parkway. Other major roads that pass through the area are the Fairfax County Parkway (SR 286); West Ox Road (SR 608), and SR 6751 / Monument Drive. SR 645 / Stringfellow Road forms the western boundary of Fair Lakes, and is also the western terminus for the Fair Lakes Parkway. An interchange with Interstate 66 is at the southern border of Fair Lakes.
- SR 7700 / Fair Lakes Parkway
- SR 286 / Fairfax County Parkway
- SR 608 / West Ox Road
- SR 645 / Stringfellow Road
- Interstate 66
History
The area was farm land until planned development of the office parks and neighborhoods began in the 1980s and 1990s.
Major Amenities
Malls & Shopping Centers
- East Market at Fair Lakes
- Fair Lakes Center
- Fair Lakes Promenade
- Fair Oaks Mall
- The Shops of Fair Lakes
Communities
- The Arbors at Fair Lakes
- Avalon Fair Lakes
- Camden Fair Lakes
- Elan Condominiums
- Fair Lakes Condominiums
- Gates of Fair Lakes
- The Greens at Fair Lakes Condominiums
- North Lake
- Willow Oaks at Fair Lakes
- Water's Edge at Fair Lakes
- The Windsor at Fair Lakes
- Stonecroft Condominiums
Private Schools
- Chesterbrook Academy
- Fair Lakes Children's Center
Companies
- Argon ST Inc - The Boeing Company
- CGI Group
- General Dynamics
- Northrop Grumman
- SRA International
References
- ↑ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
- ↑ http://www.petersoncos.com/company/history
- ↑ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2002), Road Travel Demand: Meeting the Challenge, OECD, p. 147, ISBN 92-64-19755-9, retrieved 2009-02-18