Chantilly, Virginia

Chantilly
Central Chantilly
Central Chantilly
Location of Chantilly in Fairfax County, Virginia
Location of Chantilly in Fairfax County, Virginia
Chantilly is located in Northern Virginia
Chantilly
Chantilly
Chantilly is located in Virginia
Chantilly
Chantilly
Chantilly is located in the United States
Chantilly
Chantilly
Coordinates: 38°52′30″N 77°24′9″W / 38.87500°N 77.40250°W / 38.87500; -77.40250
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFairfax
Area
 • Total12.12 sq mi (31.40 km2)
 • Land12.00 sq mi (31.09 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total24,301
 • Density2,024/sq mi (781.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
20151–20153
Area code(s)703, 571
FIPS code51-14744[2]
GNIS feature ID1495375[3]

Chantilly is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Fairfax County, Virginia.[4][5] The population was 24,301 as of the 2020 census.[1] Chantilly is named after an early-19th-century mansion and farm, which in turn took the name of an 18th-century plantation that was located in Westmoreland County, Virginia.[6] The name "Chantilly" originated in France with the Château de Chantilly,[7][6] about 28 miles north of Paris.

Located in the Northern Virginia portion of the Washington metropolitan area, Chantilly sits approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Washington, D.C., via Interstate 66 and U.S. Route 50. It is located between Centreville to the south, Herndon and Reston to the north and northeast, respectively, and Fairfax 7 miles (11 km) to the southeast. U.S. Route 50 and Virginia State Route 28 intersect in Chantilly, and these highways provide access to the Dulles/Reston/Tysons Corner technology corridor and other major employment centers in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.

  1. ^ a b "Chantilly CDP, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Chantilly CDP". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Chantilly CDP, VA" (PDF). City Data. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Fairfax County History Commission Historical Roadside Marker - Chantilly". Fairfax County Government. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  7. ^ Hagemann, James A. (1988) The Heritage of Virginia: The Story of Place Names in the Old Dominion. The Donning Co., 297 p.