Town guide

Groveton, Virginia

Groveton is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to about 13,931 people across 4.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 22306 and 22307.

Homes sold for a median of $384 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population13,9313,203 per sq mi
Median home value$585,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$384Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking31%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Groveton

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Groveton

Distances

Nearest major airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Washington, DC11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA135 miles away

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

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

Who represents Groveton

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

Groveton had 15,725 residents in the 2020 census, down 26% since 2000.

It’s the 96th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

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

Groveton population by census2000: 21,296, 2010: 14,598, 2020: 15,72521,296200014,598201015,7252020

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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 47.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GrovetonJan: high 44°F, low 27°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 28°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 35°F, 4 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 45°F, 3.4 in; May: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 69°F, 5 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 67°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 48°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 39°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 31°F, 3.8 in44°27°Jan3.148°28°Feb2.956°35°Mar4.067°45°Apr3.476°55°May4.584°64°Jun4.988°69°Jul5.087°67°Aug4.280°61°Sep4.468°48°Oct3.857°39°Nov3.148°31°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oxon Hill, MD weather station (5 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

580 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Groveton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Inova Mount Vernon HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · AlexandriaUnder a mile
  • Inova Alexandria HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Alexandria4.5 miles
  • Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CtrGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fort Washington5.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors71
Specialist doctors107
Dentists33
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants115
Mental health providers138
Physical and occupational therapists90
Optometrists13
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies13

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 Groveton

Parks (23 nearby)

  • Franconia Park · 137 acres1.6 mi
  • Westgrove Park · 21 acres1.5 mi
  • Paul Springs Stream Valley Park · 18 acres1.4 mi
  • Stoneybrooke Park · 14 acres1.0 mi
  • Kirk Park · 14 acres1.6 mi
  • North Hill Park · 13 acres0.2 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Shoppers Food & Pharmacy0.7 mi
  • Giant0.7 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.4 mi
  • Aldi1.5 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.7 mi
  • Walgreens0.8 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Sherwood Regional Library1.3 mi
  • Martha Washington Library1.4 mi

Museums

  • National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum3.0 mi
  • Freedom House Museum3.4 mi
  • Mount Vernon: The Story of an American Icon3.5 mi
  • Donald W. Reynolds Museum & Education Center3.5 mi
  • Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon3.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Springbank Arts Building1.1 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 Groveton

Public schools here are run by Fairfax County Public Schools, Transition Support Resource Ctr/Fairfax. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Belle View ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6419Public1.5 mi
Bucknell ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6319Public0.7 mi
Groveton ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6764Public0.8 mi
Hollin Meadows ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6594Public1.0 mi
Hybla Valley ElementaryAlexandriaPre-K–6878Public0.3 mi
Whitman MiddleAlexandria7–8828Public1.4 mi
Bryant HighAlexandria9–12154Alternative Education0.3 mi
West Potomac HighAlexandria9–122,710Public1.2 mi
Achievement Integrity And Maturity BryantAlexandria——Alternative Education0.3 mi
ALC at BryantAlexandria——Alternative Education0.3 mi
Clifford S. Hardison Governor's Health Sciences AcademyAlexander——Career and Technical1.2 mi
Pulley Career CenterAlexandria——Special Education1.2 mi
Quander Road SchoolAlexandria——Special Education1.5 mi
Transition Support Resource Center/FairfaxAlexandria——Alternative Education0.3 mi
West Potomac High School AcademyAlexandria——Career and Technical1.2 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Louis Catholic SchoolAlexandriaPre-K–8468Roman Catholic0.3 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 Hybla Valley, Belle Haven and Fort Hunt.

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