Mantua, Virginia

Mantua, Virginia
Street corner in Mantua after snowfall, January 2019
Street corner in Mantua after snowfall, January 2019
Location of Mantua in Fairfax County, Virginia
Location of Mantua in Fairfax County, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia is located in Northern Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia is located in Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia is located in the United States
Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Coordinates: 38°51′7″N 77°15′28″W / 38.85194°N 77.25778°W / 38.85194; -77.25778
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Area
 • Total
2.37 sq mi (6.15 km2)
 • Land2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
371 ft (113 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,503
 • Density3,165.8/sq mi (1,222.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code51-49144[1]
GNIS feature ID1495049[2]

Mantua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Mantua is a bedroom community serving as a suburb to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Most of the homes in Mantua were built between the 1950s and the 1980s.[citation needed] The population was 7,503 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "QuickFacts: Mantua CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 12, 2023.