Fort Hunt, Virginia

Fort Hunt, Virginia
Census-designated place
Houses along Fort Hunt Rd., seen from Fort Hunt Park
Location of Fort Hunt in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°43′58″N 77°3′29″W / 38.73278°N 77.05806°W / 38.73278; -77.05806
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  (2020)
• Total	17,231
• Density	2,748.2/sq mi (1,061.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	22308
FIPS code	51-29136[1]
GNIS feature ID	1867588[2]

Fort Hunt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The area is named after Fort Hunt, which was built on the bank of the Potomac River in 1897 to defend Washington, D.C. from naval attack and is now a public park. The area is also notable for its high population of senior citizens and for being one of the first suburbs in wealthy Fairfax County.^[3] The population was 17,231 at the 2020 census.^[4]

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.^[5] Prominent Fort Hunt residents include U.S. Senator Tim Johnson and former House Speaker Bob Livingston.