West Springfield, Virginia

West Springfield, Virginia
Census-designated place
Houses in West Springfield
Location of West Springfield in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°47′18″N 77°13′58″W / 38.78833°N 77.23278°W / 38.78833; -77.23278Coordinates: 38°47′18″N 77°13′58″W / 38.78833°N 77.23278°W / 38.78833; -77.23278
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Fairfax
Area
• Total	4.83 sq mi (12.50 km2)
• Land	4.80 sq mi (12.42 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	272 ft (83 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	22,460
• Density	4,683/sq mi (1,808.1/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	22152
Area code(s)	703, 571
FIPS code	51-84976
GNIS feature ID	1493775

West Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 22,460 at the 2010 census.

West Springfield is located in southeastern Fairfax County at 38°47′18″N 77°13′58″W / 38.78833°N 77.23278°W / 38.78833; -77.23278 (38.788436, -77.232802). Its borders are the Norfolk Southern Railway to the north, Accotink Creek to the east, Fort Belvoir and the Fairfax County Parkway to the south, and Pohick Creek and a power line to the west.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total area of the West Springfield CDP is 4.8 square miles (12.5 km²), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²), or 0.65%, is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 22,460 people, 10,289 households, and 7,840 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,158.7 people per square mile (1,606.6/km²). There were 10,425 housing units at an average density of 1,527.7/sq mi (590.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.31% White, 4.89% African American, 0.28% Native American, 13.91% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.55% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.33% of the population.