West Falls Church
| West Falls Church | |
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 Location of West Falls Church in Fairfax County and Virginia
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Virginia |
| County : | Fairfax County |
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 52 ′ N , 77 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 29,207 (as of 2010) |
| Height : | 101 m |
| Postal code : | 22066 |
| FIPS : | 51-84366 |
| GNIS ID : | 2389981 |
West Falls Church is a census-designated place in Fairfax County in the US state of Virginia . Until 2000 he was called Jefferson .
location
The place is located in the Washington, DC area directly within the Capital Beltway, about 15 km as the crow flies from the Capitol .
West Falls Church is bordered to the northeast by the independent town of Falls Church , from which the name is derived, to the east by Seven Corners , to the southeast by Lake Barcroft , to the southwest by Annandale , to the west by Merrifield and to the north by Idylwood .
economy
West Falls Church is a popular office location due to its location near the capital Washington and convenient transport links. With General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman a few meters apart have two of the largest defense contractors in the world headquartered here.
