Tysons, Virginia

Tysons
Census-designated place
Skyline of Tysons from Tysons station at sunset
Skyline of Tysons from Tysons station at sunset
Location of Tysons in Fairfax County, Virginia. Inset: Location of Fairfax County in Virginia
Location of Tysons in Fairfax County, Virginia. Inset: Location of Fairfax County in Virginia
Boundaries of Tysons in Fairfax County, Virginia as of 2003[update]
Boundaries of Tysons in Fairfax County, Virginia as of 2003
Tysons is located in Northern Virginia
Tysons
Tysons
Tysons is located in Virginia
Tysons
Tysons
Tysons is located in the United States
Tysons
Tysons
Coordinates: 38°55′7″N 77°13′47″W / 38.91861°N 77.22972°W / 38.91861; -77.22972
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Area
 • Total4.27 sq mi (11.1 km2)
 • Land4.26 sq mi (11.0 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)
Elevation
486 ft (148 m)
Population
 (2020)[1][2]
 • Total26,374
 • Estimate 
(2022)
27,617
 • Density6,177/sq mi (2,385/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code51-79952[3]
GNIS feature ID1496341[4]
Tysons Corner Center mall is one of the most famous landmarks in Tysons, Virginia and Fairfax County.

Tysons, also known as Tysons Corner,[5] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, spanning from the corner of SR 123 (Chain Bridge Road) and SR 7 (Leesburg Pike).[6] It is part of the Washington metropolitan area and located in Northern Virginia between McLean and Vienna along the I-495.[7][8]

Tysons is home to two super-regional shopping malls, Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria, and the corporate and administrative headquarters of Alarm.com, Appian, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, Freddie Mac, Gannett, Hilton Worldwide, ID.me, Intelsat, M.C. Dean, Inc., MicroStrategy, and Tegna Inc.

As an unincorporated community, Tysons is Fairfax County's central business district and a regional commercial center.[9] It has been called a quintessential example of an edge city.[10] The population was 26,374 as of the 2020 census.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Tysons CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "DP05: ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
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