South Run, Virginia

South Run, Virginia
Houses in South Run CDP, January 2018
South Run
Location within Fairfax county
South Run
South Run (Virginia)
South Run
South Run (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°44′54″N 77°16′23″W / 38.74833°N 77.27306°W / 38.74833; -77.27306
Country United States
State Virginia
County Fairfax
Area
 • Total
2.60 sq mi (6.73 km2)
 • Land2.53 sq mi (6.56 km2)
 • Water0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation
300 ft (91 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,462
 • Density2,521/sq mi (973.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
22039, 22153
FIPS code51-74120
GNIS feature ID2584922

South Run is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Run had a population of 6,462.[1]

Geography

The South Run CDP is in southern Fairfax County, bordered to the northwest by Burke Lake Park, to the north by Burke, to the east by Newington Forest, and to the south by Crosspointe. The CDP's borders are formed by the Fairfax County Parkway (Virginia Route 286) to the north; Hooes Road to the east; South Run, a tributary of South Run, and Silverbrook Road to the south; and Ox Road (Virginia State Route 123) to the southwest. The city of Fairfax is 8 miles (13 km) to the north, and downtown Washington, D.C. is 20 miles (32 km) to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total area of the South Run CDP is 2.60 square miles (6.73 km2), of which 2.53 square miles (6.56 km2) is land and 0.066 square miles (0.17 km2), or 2.52%, is water.[2] South Run, a tributary of Pohick Creek and part of the Potomac River watershed, flows from west to east through the center of CDP. At the southeast corner of the CDP it is impounded as Lake Mercer.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20106,389
20206,4621.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]
2010[4] 2020

South Run was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[4]

South Run CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[5] Pop 2020[6] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 4,902 4,428 76.73% 68.52%
Black or African American alone (NH) 320 384 5.01% 5.94%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 9 6 0.14% 0.09%
Asian alone (NH) 710 831 11.11% 12.86%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 8 1 0.13% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 15 19 0.23% 0.29%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 145 397 2.27% 6.14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 280 396 4.38% 6.13%
Total 6,389 6,462 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): South Run, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ a b "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – South Run CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – South Run CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau.