Falls Church

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Falls Church
Falls Church, Virginia, 2009
Falls Church, Virginia, 2009
Location in Virginia
Falls Church (Virginia)
Falls Church
Falls Church
Basic data
Foundation : 1875
State : United States
State : Virginia
Coordinates : 38 ° 53 ′  N , 77 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 53 ′  N , 77 ° 10 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 14,014 (as of 2016)
Population density : 2,695 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.2 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 5.2 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 99 m
Postcodes : 22040, 22046
Area code : +1 703
FIPS : 51-27200
GNIS ID : 1495526
Website : www.fallschurchva.gov
Mayor : Nader Baroukh

Falls Church is an independent city in Virginia , United States . It is located in the Baltimore - Washington, DC metropolitan area and has a population of 10,377. Far more people live in Greater Falls Church but use Falls Church as an address. The Bureau of Statistics connects Falls Church and Fairfax with Fairfax County for statistical purposes. Both metro stops with "Falls Church" in their name are outside of the city in the adjacent counties.

In 2011, Falls Church was the richest community in the United States by household income ($ 113,313) and had the lowest poverty rate.

geography

With an area of ​​only 5 km², Falls Church is the smallest independent city in the United States by area. The smallest independent town in Virginia by population is Norton .

Falls Church is bordered by Fairfax Counties and Arlington Counties . Some areas of Fairfax County ( West Falls Church in particular ) also use the Falls Church zip code.

Others

In the television series JAG - On behalf of the honor , the JAG headquarters are located there ; in fact, the US Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps office is in Washington, DC

In the television series The Americans Falls Church is the residence of the protagonists, as KGB - agents for the Soviet Union operate.

In Falls Church is the Cherry Hill Farmhouse , a museum.

Sons and daughters