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George Mason, Virginia
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A house in the CDP, August, 2017
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GMU
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 George Mason, Virginia
Location in Northern Virginia
George Mason, Virginia
Location in Virginia
George Mason, Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Incorporated | July 26, 2013 |
| Named for | George Mason University |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Directors |
| • Body | Board of Directors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.55 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 0.53% |
| Elevation | 450 ft (140 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 9,496 |
| • Estimate
(2021)
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9,777 |
| • Rank | 40 |
| • Density | 3,837/sq mi (1,481.4/km2) |
| Demonym(s) | Masonian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
22030, 22032
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| Area code(s) | 571, 703 |
| FIPS code | 51-30618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584851 |
| Website | http://gmfhoa.org/ |
George Mason is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 9,496. It consists of George Mason University and some adjacent neighborhoods to the south and southwest of the city of Fairfax.
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Demographics
As of 2021, George Mason has a median household income of $132,130.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2010 | 9,496 | — | |
| 2020 | 9,777 | 3.0% | |
Education
Primary and secondary schools
As a part of Fairfax County, George Mason is served by the Fairfax County Public Schools and private schools. George Mason is served by one high school, Woodson High School, and one middle school, Frost Middle School, both in adjacent Long Branch.
Public elementary schools
- Olde Creek Elementary School
- Fairfax Villa Elementary School
- Providence Elementary School
- Daniels Run Elementary School
Colleges and universities
George Mason is home to the main campus of George Mason University, a public liberal arts and research university. The CDP is also near a few other higher education centers, including Missouri State University's Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, and Fairfax University of America.
Public libraries
George Mason is served by the City of Fairfax Regional Library, a branch of the Fairfax County Public Library.
Transportation
Two major state highways directly serve George Mason: Virginia State Route 123 (Ox Road), which bisects the CDP and the campus, and also connects them to Fairfax, Virginia State Route 236 (Main Street), and U.S. Route 50 / U.S. Route 29 (Lee Highway) in the north, and Fairfax Station, Virginia State Route 654 (Popes Head Road / Zion Drive), and Virginia State Route 643 (Burke Centre Parkway) in the south; and Virginia State Route 620, which forms the CDP's southern border, and connects it to Centreville, Virginia State Route 655 (Shirley Gate Road), and Virginia State Route 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) in the west, and Burke, Virginia State Route 652 (Twinbrook Road), and Virginia State Route 651 (Guinea Road) in the east.
George Mason is approximately 2 miles from the Burke Centre station on the Virginia Railway Express' Manassas Line and Amtrak's Northeast Regional, and approximately 2.5 miles from the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Washington Metro station.
George Mason is also served by five Fairfax County Connector bus routes: 306 and 17G, which go from George Mason University to The Pentagon, Green and Gold, which go to the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU station and come back in two different loops, and 29K, which goes to the King Street-Old Town Metro Station in Alexandria.
See also
In Spanish: George Mason (Virginia) para niños
