University Center, Virginia

Census-designated place in Virginia

39°3′22″N 77°26′25″W / 39.05611°N 77.44028°W / 39.05611; -77.44028Country

United StatesState

VirginiaCounty

LoudounNamed forGeorge Washington University Virginia Science and Technology CampusArea

^[1]

• Total0.95 sq mi (2.46 km²) • Land0.92 sq mi (2.38 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

265 ft (81 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total3,586 • Density3,905/sq mi (1,507.8/km²)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP code

20147 (Ashburn)

FIPS code51-80120GNIS feature ID2584932

University Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 United States Census was 3,586.^[2] Mailing addresses in the community are for Ashburn.

Geography

The University Center CDP is in eastern Loudoun County, on the north side of Virginia State Route 7 (Harry Byrd Highway). Via Route 7, it is 7 miles (11 km) northwest to Leesburg, the county seat, and 30 miles (48 km) southeast to Washington, D.C. The community is bordered to the north by the Potomac River and to the east by Broad Run, its tributary. Ashburn is to the south, across Route 7, and Montgomery County, Maryland, borders the CDP across the Potomac.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.5 km²), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²), or 3.29%, are water.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files –Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), University Center CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2021.