WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Alexandria, Virginia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia

    Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third largest "principal city" of the Washington metropolitan area which is part of the larger Washington-Baltimore combined statistical area.

  3. Virginia's 8th congressional district - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia's_8th...

    Virginia's 8th congressional district. Virginia's 8th congressional district is located just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.. It comprises several populous suburbs in Northern Virginia, including all of Alexandria, Arlington, and Falls Church, as well as parts of Fairfax County. Democrat Don Beyer has held the seat since 2015.

  4. Fairfax County, Virginia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia

    Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. With a population of 1,150,309 as of the 2020 census, [1] it the most populous county in Virginia, the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington metropolitan area, and the most populous location in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.

  5. Green Spring Gardens Park - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Spring_Gardens_Park

    Designated VLR. June 18, 2003 [2] Green Spring Gardens (31 acres) is a public park, including a historic 18th-century plantation house "Green Spring", which is the heart of a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1] The Fairfax County Park Authority operates Green Spring with the assistance of ...

  6. Springfield, Virginia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Virginia

    Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The Springfield CDP is recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau with a population of 31,339 as of the 2020 census. Previously, per the 2010 census, the population was 30,484.

  7. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_High...

    Website. tjhsst .fcps .edu. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (also known as TJHSST, TJ, or Jefferson) is a Virginia state-chartered magnet high school in Fairfax County, Virginia operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. The school occupies the building of the previous Thomas Jefferson High School, constructed in 1964.

  8. List of magisterial districts in Virginia - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_magisterial...

    Independent cities are hatched and do not have magisterial districts. The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 38 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. All counties, with the exception of Arlington County, are further subdivided into magisterial districts. [1]

  9. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code

    A 1974 postage stamp encouraging people to use the ZIP Code on letters and parcels. A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan [1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly [2] ( zipping along) when senders use the ...