Moorefield, Virginia

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Moorefield, Virginia

Moorefield Station
2018-10-25 14 59 29 View east along Virginia State Route 267 (Dulles Greenway) at Exit 7 (Virginia State Route 607-Loudoun County Parkway) in Moorefield Station, Loudoun County, Virginia.jpg
SR 267 forms the northeast edge of Moorefield, with an exit at the Loudoun County Parkway providing direct access.
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Coordinates: 39°0′1″N77°29′47″W / 39.00028°N 77.49639°W / 39.00028; -77.49639 Coordinates: 39°0′1″N77°29′47″W / 39.00028°N 77.49639°W / 39.00028; -77.49639
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia
County Flag of Loudoun County, Virginia.svg Loudoun
Area
[1]
  Total1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
  Land1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
280 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2010) [2]
  Total77
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20148 (Ashburn)
FIPS code 51-53030
GNIS feature ID2584884

Moorefield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP was named Moorefield Station, and the population was 77. [2] As of 2019, the estimated population was 1,976. [3] Moorefield is a mixed-use development currently in progress, located at the Ashburn station currently under construction at the planned terminus of the Metrorail Silver Line.

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Geography

Moorefield is in the Ashburn portion of eastern Loudoun County, on the southwest side of the Dulles Greenway (Virginia State Route 267). It is bordered to the northeast by Ashburn proper, to the northwest and west by Brambleton, and to the south by Loudoun Valley Estates. It is 10 miles (16 km) south of Leesburg, the Loudoun county seat, and 31 miles (50 km) west-northwest of Washington, D.C.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Moorefield CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km2), of which 2,166 square metres (0.5 acres), or 0.07%, are water. [1] The area drains southeast toward Broad Run, a north-flowing tributary of the Potomac River.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Moorefield Station CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. "ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates 5-Year Data Profiles: 2012-2016 (DP05), Moorefield Station CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2021.