Town guide

Franconia, Virginia

Franconia is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to about 18,335 people across 3.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 22310 and 22315.

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.

Population18,3355,269 per sq mi
Median home value$567,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$351Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking37%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Franconia

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Franconia

Distances

Nearest major airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Washington, DC11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA137 miles away

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

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

Who represents Franconia

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

Franconia had 18,943 residents in the 2020 census, down 41% since 2000.

It’s the 73rd largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

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

Franconia population by census2000: 31,907, 2010: 18,245, 2020: 18,94331,907200018,245201018,9432020

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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 41.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FranconiaJan: high 45°F, low 30°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 32°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 39°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 48°F, 3.2 in; May: high 77°F, low 58°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 68°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 72°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 71°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 64°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 52°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 42°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 49°F, low 35°F, 3.4 in45°30°Jan2.948°32°Feb2.657°39°Mar3.568°48°Apr3.277°58°May3.985°68°Jun4.290°72°Jul4.388°71°Aug3.381°64°Sep3.969°52°Oct3.758°42°Nov2.949°35°Dec3.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Washington Reagan Ap, VA weather station (8 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

509 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Franconia’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Inova Mount Vernon HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alexandria2.6 miles
  • Inova Alexandria HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Alexandria4.0 miles
  • Inova Fairfax HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Falls Church7.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors60
Specialist doctors80
Dentists41
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants102
Mental health providers108
Physical and occupational therapists104
Optometrists8
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies10

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 Franconia

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Franconia Park · 137 acres1.3 mi
  • Manchester Lakes Park · 27 acres0.9 mi
  • Beulah Park · 13 acres1.4 mi
  • Olander and Margaret Banks Neighborhood Park · 10 acres1.1 mi
  • Wickford Park · 8 acres1.0 mi
  • Tara Village Park · 4 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Giant0.3 mi
  • Aldi0.5 mi
  • Aldi0.5 mi
  • Safeway0.5 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Giant Pharmacy0.3 mi
  • Walgreens1.1 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • John Marshall Library1.1 mi
  • Kingstowne Library1.3 mi

Museums

  • National Museum Of The United States Army3.9 mi
  • Distillery3.9 mi
  • Miller's Cottage4.0 mi
  • Gristmill4.0 mi
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum4.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Springbank Arts Building3.3 mi
  • Fort Belvoir Amphitheater4.0 mi
  • Fort Ward Amphitheater4.5 mi
  • Hooray Art!4.5 mi
  • Newton W Edwards Amphitheater4.9 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 Franconia

Public schools here are run by Fairfax County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bush Hill ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6673Public1.4 mi
Clermont ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6549Public2.0 mi
Franconia ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6492Public1.0 mi
Hayfield ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6600Public1.6 mi
Island Creek ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6686Public2.6 mi
Lane ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6716Public1.5 mi
Rose Hill ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6671Public1.1 mi
Virginia Hills Early Childhood Resource CenterAlexandriaPre-K249Public1.6 mi
Hayfield SecondaryAlexandria7–123,256Public1.6 mi
Twain MiddleAlexandria7–81,026Public1.7 mi
Edison HighAlexandria9–122,294Public0.8 mi
Edison High School AcademyAlexandria——Career and Technical0.8 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Browne AcademyAlexandriaPre-K–8192Nonsectarian2.9 mi
Calvary Road Christian SchoolAlexandriaPre-K–6245Baptist1.1 mi
Little Acorn Patch at KingstowneAlexandriaPre-K–K5Nonsectarian0.6 mi
Montessori School of AlexandriaAlexandriaPre-K–425Nonsectarian2.5 mi
Calvary Road Christian SchoolAlexandriaK–6245Baptist1.1 mi
The Howard Gardner SchoolAlexandria6–1256Nonsectarian1.3 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 Rose Hill (Fairfax County), Kingstowne, Hayfield and Huntington.

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