Fair Lakes is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 and business park

Business park

A business park or office park is an area of land in which many office buildings are grouped together. All of the work that goes on is commercial, not industrial or residential....

 located northwest of Fairfax

Fairfax, Virginia

The City of Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seat....

 in Fairfax County

Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...

, Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The Census Bureau defines Fair Lakes as a census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) with a population of 7,942 as of 2010.

About

Fair Lakes is a mixed-use development

Mixed-use development

Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...

 of upscale residential apartments and commercial buildings.

The main road in Fair Lakes is the Fair Lakes Parkway. Other major roads that pass through the area are the Fairfax County Parkway

Fairfax County Parkway

The Fairfax County Parkway, signed as State Route 7100, is a secondary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It provides a north–south arterial route in Fairfax County with a mix of interchanges and signalized and unsignalized intersections. Its alignment roughly corresponds to part of...

 (SR 7100); West Ox Road (SR 608

Virginia State Route 608 (Fairfax County)

State Route 608 is a secondary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia, and traverses western Fairfax County. Before the Fairfax County Parkway from US 29 to Reston was complete, SR 608 was the main north–south road in western Fairfax County....

), and SR 6751 / Monument Drive. SR 645

Virginia State Route 645 (Fairfax County)

Virginia Secondary Route 645 is a major secondary road completely within the bounds of western Fairfax County, Virginia. There are six portions, three of them being major, named Wall Road, Lees Corner Road, Stringfellow Road, Clifton Road, Main Street and Burke Lake Road...

 / Stringfellow Road forms the western boundary of Fair Lakes, and is also the western terminus for the Fair Lakes Parkway. An interchange with Interstate 66

Interstate 66

Interstate 66 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. As indicated by its even route number, it runs in an east–west direction. Its western terminus is at Middletown, Virginia, at an intersection with Interstate 81; its eastern terminus is in Washington, D.C., at an...

is at the southern border of Fair Lakes.

• SR 7700 / Fair Lakes Parkway
• SR 7100 / Fairfax County Parkway
• SR 608 / West Ox Road
• SR 645 / Stringfellow Road
• Interstate 66

Malls & Shopping Centers

• East Market Shopping Center
• Fair Lakes Shopping Center
• The Shops of Fair Lakes

Communities

• The Arbors at Fair Lakes
• Avalon Fair Lakes
• Camden Fair Lakes
• Elan Condominiums
• Fair Lakes Condominiums
• Gates of Fair Lakes
• The Greens at Fair Lakes Condominiums
• North Lake
• Willow Oaks at Fair Lakes
• Water's Edge at Fair Lakes
• The Windsor at Fair Lakes

External links

• Fair Lakes Official Website