Town guide

Fair Lakes, Virginia

Fair Lakes is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to about 8,894 people across 2.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 22030 and 22033.

Homes sold for a median of $351 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population8,8943,753 per sq mi
Median home value$588,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$351Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking45%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Fair Lakes

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fair Lakes

Distances

Nearest major airportWashington Dulles International Airport (IAD)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Washington, DC18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA142 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fair Lakes; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fair Lakes

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Fair Lakes had 8,404 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2010.

It’s the 141st largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

Fairfax County grew from 18,580 residents in 1900 to 1,150,309 in 2020.

Fair Lakes population by census2010: 7,942, 2020: 8,4047,94220108,4042020

Fairfax County, 1900–2020

Fairfax County population, 1900 to 20201900: 18,580, 1910: 20,536, 1920: 21,943, 1930: 25,264, 1940: 40,929, 1950: 98,557, 1960: 275,002, 1970: 455,021, 1980: 596,901, 1990: 818,584, 2000: 969,749, 2010: 1,081,726, 2020: 1,150,30919K’00’1022K’20’3041K’40’50275K’60’70597K’80’90970K’00’101.2M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 43.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fair LakesJan: high 42°F, low 23°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 24°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 32°F, 3.8 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; May: high 72°F, low 52°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 61°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 65°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 57°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 45°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 35°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 28°F, 3.4 in42°23°Jan3.345°24°Feb2.653°32°Mar3.865°41°Apr3.472°52°May4.380°61°Jun4.184°67°Jul4.382°65°Aug3.576°57°Sep4.265°45°Oct3.556°35°Nov3.146°28°Dec3.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vienna, VA weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Fairfax County

696,002 jobs at 31,931 businesses in Fairfax County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Fairfax CountyProfessional services: 234,347 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 72,763 jobs; Administrative and support: 58,392 jobs; Information: 52,161 jobs; Retail trade: 49,386 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 45,336 jobs; Finance and insurance: 32,969 jobs; Construction: 32,864 jobsProfessional services 34% Health care and social assistance 11% Administrative and support 8% Information 8% Retail trade 7% Hotels and restaurants 7% Finance and insurance 5% Construction 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2,160 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fair Lakes’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Inova Fair Oaks HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fairfax2.3 miles
  • Reston Hospital CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Reston7.1 miles
  • Inova Fairfax HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Falls Church8.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors263
Specialist doctors364
Dentists159
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants309
Mental health providers766
Physical and occupational therapists210
Optometrists32
Chiropractors57
Pharmacies34

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Fair Lakes

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Carney Park · 41 acres0.5 mi
  • Waples Mill Meadow Park · 38 acres1.1 mi
  • Random Hills Park · 11 acres0.2 mi
  • Ox Hill Battlefield Park · 5 acres1.0 mi
  • Dixie Hill Park · 4 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Wegmans0.6 mi
  • Great Wall0.9 mi
  • Safeway1.0 mi
  • Halalway International Supermarket1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.8 mi
  • Walgreens2.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Library Access Services0.5 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • National Firearms Museum0.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Harris Theatre3.1 mi
  • Concert Hall3.1 mi
  • University Mall Theatres3.1 mi
  • Ellanor C. Lawrence Amphitheater4.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Fair Lakes

Public schools here are run by Fairfax County Public Schools, Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Daniels Run ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6811Public3.1 mi
Eagle View ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6665Public0.8 mi
Fairfax Villa ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6514Public2.1 mi
Greenbriar East ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6922Public2.4 mi
Greenbriar West ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6630Public3.1 mi
Lees Corner ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6547Public3.8 mi
Navy ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6848Public2.5 mi
Providence ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6954Public1.4 mi
Willow Springs ElementaryFairfaxPre-K–6818Public2.4 mi
Johnson MiddleFairfax7–81,165Public1.3 mi
Fairfax HighFairfax9–122,404Public3.5 mi
Fairfax High School AcademyFairfax——Career and Technical3.5 mi
Fairfax Juvenile Detention HomeFairfax——Alternative Education2.3 mi
Private schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Gesher Jewish Day SchoolFairfaxPre-K–8140Jewish1.4 mi
Guidepost Montessori at FairfaxFairfaxPre-K–K3Nonsectarian2.0 mi
Little Flock Christian SchoolFairfaxPre-K–112Christian (no specific denomination)2.1 mi
Montessori School of OaktonFaifaxPre-K–658Nonsectarian1.7 mi
St Anthony AcademyFairfaxPre-K–846Roman Catholic3.0 mi
St Leo the Great Catholic SchoolFairfaxPre-K–8352Roman Catholic3.0 mi
Truro Preschool & KindergartenFairfaxPre-K–K25Other religious2.5 mi
Trinity Christian School of FairfaxFairfaxK–12757Christian (no specific denomination)2.1 mi
Phillips School - FairfaxFairfax1–1263Nonsectarian1.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Fair Oaks, Fairfax, George Mason, Greenbriar, Braddock, Navy, Fairfax Station, Franklin Farm and Oakton.

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