South Run, Virginia

South Run, Virginia
Census-designated place
Houses in South Run CDP, January 2018
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Coordinates: 38°44′54″N77°16′23″W / 38.74833°N 77.27306°W / 38.74833; -77.27306
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fairfax
Area
• Total	2.60 sq mi (6.73 km2)
• Land	2.53 sq mi (6.56 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation	300 ft (90 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,462
• Density	2,521/sq mi (973.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	22039, 22153
FIPS code	51-74120
GNIS feature ID	2584922

South Run is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 6,389. ^[1]

Geography

The South Run CDP is in southern Fairfax County, bordered to the northwest by Burke Lake Park, to the north by Burke, to the east by Newington Forest, and to the south by Crosspointe. The CDP's borders are formed by the Fairfax County Parkway (Virginia Route 286) to the north; Hooes Road to the east; South Run, a tributary of South Run, and Silverbrook Road to the south; and Ox Road (Virginia State Route 123) to the southwest. The city of Fairfax is 8 miles (13 km) to the north, and downtown Washington, D.C. is 20 miles (32 km) to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total area of the South Run CDP is 2.60 square miles (6.73 km²), of which 2.53 square miles (6.56 km²) is land and 0.066 square miles (0.17 km²), or 2.52%, is water. ^[1] South Run, a tributary of Pohick Creek and part of the Potomac River watershed, flows from west to east through the center of CDP. At the southeast corner of the CDP it is impounded as Lake Mercer.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	6,462		—
U.S. Decennial Census [2] 2010 [3] 2020

South Run was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. ^[3]

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): South Run, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 17, 2016.^{[ dead link ‍]}
2. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
3. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .