Country United States County Fairfax ZIP code 22032 (Fairfax) Area 7.87 km² Population 13,390 (2010) | State Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 51-42680 Elevation 122 m | |
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Kings Park West is a census-designated place in the eastern United States, in Fairfax County, Virginia, southwest of Washington, D.C. The population as of the 2010 census was 13,390.
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Geography
The CDP is located in central Fairfax County, south of the city of Fairfax. It is bordered to the north by the George Mason CDP, to the northeast by Long Branch, to the southeast by Burke, and to the south by Fairfax Station. The CDP border follows Braddock Road on the north, Guinea Road on the southeast, Zion Drive on the southwest, and State Route 123 (Ox Road) on the west. Downtown Fairfax is two miles (3 km) to the north, and downtown Washington, D.C. is twenty miles (30 km) to the northeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kings Park West CDP has a total area of 3.04 square miles (7.87 km2), of which 2.97 square miles (7.70 km2) is land and 0.066 square miles (0.17 km2), or 2.11%, is water.
History
Following the success of its Kings Park development earlier in the decade, Richmarr Construction Corporation started on Kings Park West 50 years ago in mid-1967 and the first homes were available in 1968.
On its west boundary, Robinson Secondary School opened in 1971.