George Mason, Virginia

George Mason, Virginia
Census-designated place
A house in the CDP, August, 2017
Nickname:  GMU
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Coordinates: 38°49′56″N 77°18′51″W / 38.83222°N 77.31417°W / 38.83222; -77.31417
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
• President of the Board of Directors	Heather Villavicencio (Nonpartisan)
• Vice President of the Board of Directors	Julie Stewart
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  (2020)
• Total	11,162
• Rank	40
• Density	4,464.8/sq mi (1,712.0/km2)
Demonym	Masonian
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	22030, 22032
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 at the 2020 census was 11,162.^[1] It consists of George Mason University and some adjacent neighborhoods to the south and southwest of the city of Fairfax, and is named for American Founding Father George Mason.