Reston, Virginia

Reston, Virginia
Reston, Virginia
Census-designated place
	Reston Town Center
	Location of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia
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	Coordinates: 38°57′16″N 77°20′47″W / 38.95444°N 77.34639°W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fairfax
Founded	April 10, 1964
Founded by	Robert E. Simon
Area
• Total	15.7 sq mi (40.6 km2)
• Land	15.3 sq mi (39.7 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation	360 ft (110 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	63,226
• Density	4,130/sq mi (1,593/km2)
Demonym	Restonian
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	20190, 20191, 20194
Area code(s)	703, 571
FIPS code	51-66672
GNIS feature ID	1499951
Website	www.reston.org

Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area.^[4] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Reston's population was 63,226.^[1]

Founded in 1964, Reston was influenced by the Garden City movement that emphasized planned, self-contained communities that intermingled green space, residential neighborhoods, and commercial development.^[5] The intent of Reston's founder, Robert E. Simon, was to build a town that would revolutionize post–World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in suburban America.^[6] In 2018, Reston was ranked as the Best Place to Live in Virginia by Money magazine for its expanses of parks, lakes, golf courses, and bridle paths as well as the numerous shopping and dining opportunities in Reston Town Center.^[7]

^ ^a ^b "Reston CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ Tom Grubisich, "Reston, Virginia", Encyclopedia of Virginia, https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Reston_Virginia#start_entry, accessed 6 May 2018
^ "Reston Master Plan". Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Kerri Anne Renzulli and Sergei Khlebnikov, "This is the Best Place to Live in Every State," Money Magazine, January 26, 2018, [1], accessed May 6, 2018.

[Reston_CDP_Profile-1] "Reston CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2021.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-3] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[5] Tom Grubisich, "Reston, Virginia", Encyclopedia of Virginia, https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Reston_Virginia#start_entry, accessed 6 May 2018

[MasterPlan-6] "Reston Master Plan". Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[7] Kerri Anne Renzulli and Sergei Khlebnikov, "This is the Best Place to Live in Every State," Money Magazine, January 26, 2018, [1], accessed May 6, 2018.

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