George Mason is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to about 9,937 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 22030 and 22032.
Homes sold for a median of $354 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population9,9373,912 per sq mi
Median home value$728,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$354Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around George Mason
Distances
Nearest major airport
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Washington, DC17 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA142 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of George Mason; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
George Mason had 11,162 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2010.
It’s the 129th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Fairfax County grew from 18,580 residents in 1900 to 1,150,309 in 2020.
Fairfax County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1,395 doctors and other health care providers list an office in George Mason’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Inova Fair Oaks HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fairfax4.4 miles
Inova Fairfax HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Falls Church6.9 miles
Reston Hospital CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Reston8.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
76
Specialist doctors
100
Dentists
138
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
134
Mental health providers
724
Physical and occupational therapists
152
Optometrists
16
Chiropractors
55
Pharmacies
28
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 George Mason
Parks (12 nearby)
Providence Park · 16 acres0.2 mi
Kutner Park · 11 acres1.2 mi
Pat Rodio Park · 4 acres0.8 mi
Fairchester Woods Park · 1 acres1.2 mi
Westmore Park · 1 acres0.7 mi
Oak Tree0.6 mi
Grocery stores (11 nearby)
Americana Grocery0.7 mi
Aldi0.8 mi
Indian Bazaar0.9 mi
Lidl0.9 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens1.0 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.0 mi
Libraries (3 nearby)
City of Fairfax Regional Library0.9 mi
Fenwick Library0.9 mi
Johnson Center Library1.0 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Fairfax Museum and Visitors Center1.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Harris Theatre0.9 mi
Concert Hall1.0 mi
University Mall Theatres1.2 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Fairfax County Public Schools, Northern Virginia Training Center, Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(18)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bonnie Brae ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
718
Public
2.6 mi
Daniels Run ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
811
Public
1.5 mi
Eagle View ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
665
Public
2.4 mi
Fairfax Villa ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
514
Public
0.2 mi
Laurel Ridge ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
835
Public
2.3 mi
Little Run ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
264
Public
3.0 mi
Northern Va. Tr. Ctr. E.PFairfax
Pre-K–12
—
Special Education
2.0 mi
Oak View ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
776
Public
1.7 mi
Olde Creek ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
359
Public
2.4 mi
Providence ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
954
Public
1.6 mi
Wakefield Forest ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
626
Public
3.9 mi
Willow Springs ElementaryFairfax
Pre-K–6
818
Public
3.3 mi
Frost MiddleFairfax
7–8
1,272
Public
2.5 mi
Johnson MiddleFairfax
7–8
1,165
Public
1.3 mi
Robinson SecondaryFairfax
7–12
3,710
Public
2.0 mi
Fairfax HighFairfax
9–12
2,404
Public
2.2 mi
Fairfax High School AcademyFairfax
—
—
Career and Technical
2.2 mi
Fairfax Juvenile Detention HomeFairfax
—
—
Alternative Education
0.4 mi
Private schools(9)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Gesher Jewish Day SchoolFairfax
Pre-K–8
140
Jewish
1.6 mi
Guidepost Montessori at FairfaxFairfax
Pre-K–K
3
Nonsectarian
0.9 mi
Little Flock Christian SchoolFairfax
Pre-K–1
12
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.2 mi
Montessori School of OaktonFaifax
Pre-K–6
58
Nonsectarian
3.7 mi
St Anthony AcademyFairfax
Pre-K–8
46
Roman Catholic
1.1 mi
St Leo the Great Catholic SchoolFairfax
Pre-K–8
352
Roman Catholic
1.5 mi
Truro Preschool & KindergartenFairfax
Pre-K–K
25
Other religious
0.7 mi
Trinity Christian School of FairfaxFairfax
K–12
757
Christian (no specific denomination)
0.9 mi
Phillips School - FairfaxFairfax
1–12
63
Nonsectarian
1.4 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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