Mason Neck, Virginia

Mason Neck, Virginia
Wetlands in Mason Neck State Park
Mason Neck is located in Northern Virginia
Mason Neck
Mason Neck
Location of Mason Neck in Fairfax County, Virginia
Mason Neck is located in Virginia
Mason Neck
Mason Neck
Mason Neck (Virginia)
Mason Neck is located in the United States
Mason Neck
Mason Neck
Mason Neck (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°39′23″N 77°10′45″W / 38.65639°N 77.17917°W / 38.65639; -77.17917
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Area
 • Total20.0 sq mi (51.9 km2)
 • Land13.9 sq mi (35.9 km2)
 • Water6.2 sq mi (16.0 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,005
 • Density145/sq mi (55.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code51-49998
GNIS feature ID2584877

Mason Neck is a peninsula jutting into the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, southwest of Washington, D.C.. It is surrounded by Belmont Bay to the west, the Potomac River to the south and east, Gunston Cove to the northeast, and Pohick Bay to the north-northeast. Mason Neck forms the southernmost section of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. It comprises an area of 20.0 square miles (51.8 km2),[1] two-thirds of which is preserved as parkland by regional, state, and national authorities. The population of the Mason Neck CDP was 2,005 as of the 2010 census.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mason Neck CDP, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 13, 2016.[dead link]

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