Town guide

South Run, Virginia

South Run is a community in Fairfax County, Virginia, home to about 6,600 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 22039 and 22153.

Homes sold for a median of $326 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population6,6002,609 per sq mi
Median home value$978,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$326Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking50%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in South Run

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around South Run

Distances

Nearest major airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Washington, DC18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA144 miles away

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

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

Who represents South Run

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

South Run had 6,462 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2010.

It’s the 177th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

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

South Run population by census2010: 6,389, 2020: 6,4626,38920106,4622020

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 South RunJan: 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 (9 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

99 doctors and other health care providers list an office in South Run’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Woodbridge8.3 miles
  • Inova Fairfax HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Falls Church8.9 miles
  • Inova Fair Oaks HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fairfax10.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors2
Dentists19
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants22
Mental health providers31
Physical and occupational therapists18
Optometrists1
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies5

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 South Run

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Burke Lake Park · 670 acres1.0 mi
  • Cherry Run Park · 4 acres1.1 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Giant1.1 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Giant Pharmacy1.1 mi

Libraries

  • Pohick Regional Library1.6 mi
  • Burke Centre Library2.9 mi
  • Kings Park Library3.9 mi
  • Richard Byrd Library5.2 mi

Museums

  • Fairfax Station Railroad Museum4.1 mi
  • Lucy Burns Museum4.3 mi
  • Mill House Museum5.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Workhouse Arts Center4.2 mi
  • University Mall Theatres5.1 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 South Run

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

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Fairview ElementaryFairfax StationPre-K–6751Public3.7 mi
Halley ElementaryFairfax StationPre-K–6608Public2.9 mi
Newington Forest ElementarySpringfieldPre-K–6579Public2.6 mi
Sangster ElementarySpringfieldPre-K–6928Public0.6 mi
Saratoga ElementarySpringfieldPre-K–6612Public4.0 mi
Silverbrook ElementaryFairfax StationPre-K–6799Public2.0 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Angelus AcademySpringfieldPre-K–8154Roman Catholic4.4 mi
Fairfax Baptist Temple AcademyFairfax StationPre-K–12326Baptist1.8 mi
The Springs A Montessori SchoolSpringfieldPre-K–359Nonsectarian4.0 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 Newington Forest, Burke, Fairfax Station, Newington, Crosspointe, Burke Centre and Union Mill.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.