Tysons, Virginia
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| Census-designated place | |
Tysons Corner during the Washington Metro Silver Line construction and Capital Beltway Express Lanes projects in 2010
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 Location of Tysons Corner in Fairfax County, Virginia |
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![Boundaries of the Tysons Corner CDP as of 2003[update]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TysonsCornerCDPmap.gif) Boundaries of the Tysons Corner CDP as of 2003[update] |
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 Tysons Corner, Virginia
Tysons Corner, Virginia
Tysons Corner, Virginia
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| Coordinates: 38°55′7″N 77°13′47″W / 38.91861°N 77.22972°WCoordinates: 38°55′7″N 77°13′47″W / 38.91861°N 77.22972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Fairfax |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.27 sq mi (11.1 km2) |
| • Land | 4.26 sq mi (11.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,627 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 21,799 |
| • Density | 4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 51-79952 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1496341 |
Tysons Corner, or simply Tysons, is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia between the community of McLean and the town of Vienna along the Capital Beltway (I-495), it lies within the Washington Metropolitan Area. Tysons Corner is home to two super-regional shopping malls—Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria—and the corporate headquarters of numerous companies such as Intelsat, Gannett (publisher of USA Today), Hilton Worldwide, Freddie Mac, Capital One and Booz Allen Hamilton. Tysons is Fairfax County's central business district and a regional commercial center. It has been characterized as a quintessential example of an edge city. The population was 19,627 as of the 2010 census.
Known originally as Peach Grove, the area received the designation Tysons Crossroads after the Civil War. William Tyson, a Maryland native from Cecil County, purchased a tract of land from A. Lawrence Foster. Tyson served as postmaster of the now discontinued Peach Grove Post Office 1854–1866. The Peach Grove Post office was established Tuesday, April 22, 1851.
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