Falls Church
Falls Church | ||
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Falls Church, Virginia, 2009 |
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Location in Virginia | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1875 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Virginia | |
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 |
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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
- Nancy Kyes (born 1949), actress, pseudonym Nancy Loomis
- Gillian Bradshaw (born 1956), writer
- Jane Brucker (* 1958), actress
- Mark Thomas Vande Hei (* 1966), NASA astronaut
- Mike Litt (* 1967), radio presenter, DJ and journalist
- Louisa Krause (* 1986), actress, musical artist
- Ryan Shane (born 1994), tennis player