Mantua, Virginia
| Mantua, Virginia | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Mantua in Fairfax County, Virginia |
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 Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
Mantua, Virginia
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| Coordinates: 38°51′7″N 77°15′28″W / 38.85194°N 77.25778°WCoordinates: 38°51′7″N 77°15′28″W / 38.85194°N 77.25778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.37 sq mi (6.15 km2) |
| • Land | 2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,135 |
| • Density | 3,031/sq mi (1,170.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 51-49144 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1495049 |
Mantua is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Mantua is a highly desired 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. The population was 7,135 at the 2010 census.
Mantua is located in central Fairfax County at 38°51′7″N 77°15′28″W / 38.85194°N 77.25778°W (38.852012, -77.257675). It is bordered to the west by the city of Fairfax, to the north by Merrifield, to the east by Woodburn, to the southeast by Wakefield, and to the south by Long Branch. The northern border of the CDP follows U.S. Route 50 (Arlington Boulevard), the southern border follows Virginia State Route 236 (Little River Turnpike), and the eastern border follows Prosperity Avenue. The Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) is 2 miles (3 km) to the east, and downtown Washington is 14 miles (23 km) to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mantua CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), of which 0.023 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.91%, is water.Accotink Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, flows through the northern part of the CDP, and Crook Branch, a tributary of Accotink Creek, flows through the southern part.
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