Falls Church, Virginia
Falls Church is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,658. Falls Church is included in the Washington metropolitan area.
Falls Church, Virginia | |
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| City of Falls Church | |
Downtown Falls Church | |
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Location of Falls Church in Virginia | |
Falls Church Falls Church Falls Church | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′09″N 77°10′20″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Settled | c. 1699 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1875 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | David Tarter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2) |
| • Land | 2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 328 ft (99 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,658 |
| • Density | 7,200/sq mi (2,800/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 22040, 22042, 22044, 22046 |
| Area code(s) | 703 and 571 |
| FIPS code | 51-27200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495526 |
| Website | fallschurchva |
| Sister city is Kokolopori, Democratic Republic of Congo | |
Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Church of England (later Episcopal Church) parish, Falls Church gained township status within Fairfax County in 1875. In 1948, it seceded from Fairfax County and was incorporated as the City of Falls Church, an independent city with county-level governance status although it is not nominally a county.
The city's corporate boundaries do not include all of the area historically known as Falls Church; these areas include portions of Seven Corners and other portions of the current Falls Church postal districts of Fairfax County, as well as the area of Arlington County known as East Falls Church, which was part of the town of Falls Church from 1875 to 1936. For statistical purposes, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Falls Church with Fairfax City and Fairfax County.
At 2.11 square miles, Falls Church is the smallest incorporated municipality in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the smallest county-equivalent municipality in the United States.