Ashburn, Virginia

Ashburn, Virginia
Census-designated place
Ashburn Library
Ashburn Library
Ashburn is located in Northern Virginia
Ashburn
Ashburn
Ashburn is located in Virginia
Ashburn
Ashburn
Ashburn is located in the United States
Ashburn
Ashburn
Coordinates: 39°01′48″N 077°28′16″W / 39.03000°N 77.47111°W / 39.03000; -77.47111[1]
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLoudoun
Area
[2]
 • Total
15.55 sq mi (40.3 km2)
 • Land15.30 sq mi (39.6 km2)
 • Water0.25 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
[1]
295 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2010)[4]
 • Total
43,511
 • Estimate 
(2019)
49,848[3]
 • Density3,259.1/sq mi (1,258.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
20146, 20147, 20148, 20149[5]
Area codes703, 571
FIPS code[2]
ANSI code2584799[2]
GNIS feature ID2584799[1]

Ashburn is a rapidly growing census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. At the 2010 United States census, its population was 43,511,[4] up from 3,393 in 1990. It is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington metropolitan area.

Ashburn is a major hub for US Internet traffic, due to its many data centers. Andrew Blum characterized it as the "bullseye of America's Internet".[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Ashburn Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b c "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Ashburn CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Post Office, Zip Code, Jurisdiction and AAA Cross-Reference List" (PDF). Virginia Department for the Aging. June 9, 2004.
  6. ^ Blum, Andrew (May 29, 2012). "The Bullseye of America's Internet". Gizmodo.