Fort Hunt
| Fort Hunt, Virginia | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Houses along Fort Hunt Rd., seen from Fort Hunt Park
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 Location of Fort Hunt in Fairfax County, Virginia |
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 Fort Hunt
Fort Hunt
Fort Hunt
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| Coordinates: 38°43′58″N 77°3′29″W / 38.73278°N 77.05806°WCoordinates: 38°43′58″N 77°3′29″W / 38.73278°N 77.05806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.27 sq mi (16.23 km2) |
| • Land | 5.85 sq mi (15.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,045 |
| • Density | 2,742/sq mi (1,058.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 22308 |
| FIPS code | 51-29136 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867588 |
Fort Hunt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is most famous for being the site of former P.O. Box 1142, a military interrogation center during World War II. It is also notable for its high population of senior citizens and for being one of the first suburbs in wealthy Fairfax County. The population was 16,045 at the 2010 census.
Fort Hunt encompasses the 22308 ZIP code of Alexandria, composed of much of the most affluent section of southeast Fairfax County, close to the George Washington Memorial Parkway and Potomac River, including the neighborhoods of Riverside Gardens, Tauxemont, Herbert Springs, Waynewood, Plymouth Haven, Potomac Valley – River Bend, Collingwood, Stratford Landing, Stratford on the Potomac, Hollin Hall, Wellington, Arcturus and (in ZIP code 22307) Villamay and Marlan Forest. As of the 2010 census, Fort Hunt also includes the neighborhood of Hollindale in ZIP code 22306 and much of Hollin Hills in 22307. Prominent Fort Hunt residents include Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, U.S. Senator Tim Johnson, and former House Speaker Bob Livingston.
Fort Hunt is located in southeastern Fairfax County at 38°43′58″N 77°3′29″W / 38.73278°N 77.05806°W (38.732814, −77.058066). It is bordered to the south and east by the Potomac River, which forms the Maryland state line. Neighboring Virginia CDPs are Belle Haven to the north, Groveton to the northwest, Hybla Valley to the west, and Mount Vernon to the southwest across Little Hunting Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Fort Hunt CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km2), of which 5.9 square miles (15.2 km2) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 6.59%, is water.
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