Mount Vernon, Virginia

Mount Vernon, Virginia
Census-designated place
Mount Vernon post office (2009)
Location of Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°44′07″N 77°05′43″W / 38.73528°N 77.09528°W / 38.73528; -77.09528
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fairfax
Named for	Mount Vernon
Area
• Total	6.07 sq mi (15.7 km2)
• Land	5.24 sq mi (13.6 km2)
• Water	0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation	69 ft (24 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	12,914
• Density	2,100/sq mi (820/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22309, 22121
Area code(s)	703, 571
FIPS code	51-54144[2]
GNIS feature ID	2391234

Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 12,914 at the 2020 census.^[1] Primarily due to its historical significance and natural recreation and beauty, the Mount Vernon area receives over one million tourists each year.

While the name "Mount Vernon"—drawn from the Mount Vernon estate, the home of George Washington located south of Alexandria—is often used locally to refer to the entire unincorporated area between Old Town Alexandria and Fort Belvoir, Mount Vernon as defined by the Census Bureau encompasses only the portion bounded by the Potomac River to the south, Fort Belvoir to the west, U.S. Route 1 to the north, and Little Hunting Creek to the east.^[3]