Newington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,223. The population was 12,943 at the 2010 census. The 2010 census showed a significant decrease after half the population was split off to the newly created Newington Forest CDP.
While the ZIP code for Newington is 22122, this is only for delivery points within the post office itself. Homes and businesses in the CDP have Springfield or Lorton street addresses.
Geography
Newington is located in southern Fairfax County at (38.735414, −77.203558). It is bordered to the north by Springfield, to the northeast by Franconia and Kingstowne, to the east and southeast by Fort Belvoir, to the southwest by Lorton, to the west by Newington Forest, and to the northwest by West Springfield. Interstate 95 passes through the middle of the CDP, with access from Exit 166 (Virginia Route 286, the Fairfax County Parkway). Washington, D.C. is to the northeast via I-95 and I-395, and Fredericksburg is to the southwest. The Fairfax County Parkway leads northwest to Interstate 66 between Fairfax and Centreville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Newington CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.97%, is water. Also in the Newington area are the remains of the Mount Air plantation, originally granted to Dennis McCarty in 1727. The house was destroyed by fire in 1992, but ruins remain; they, too, are denoted by a historic marker, erected in 2006, and are owned by the Fairfax County Park Authority, which interprets the site.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Newington CDP, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|12,528
|6,623
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,697
|63.32%
|51.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.08%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|2,510
|1,959
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,206
|12.69%
|15.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.68%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|33
|28
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.17%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|2,287
|1,856
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,234
|11.56%
|14.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.89%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|14
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.07%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|58
|58
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86
|0.29%
|0.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.65%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|776
|575
|style='background: #ffffe6; |784
|3.92%
|4.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.93%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|1,578
|1,833
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,187
|7.98%
|14.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.54%
|-
|Total
|19,784
|12,943
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,223
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Newington had a population of 13,223. The median age was 38.5 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.5 males age 18 and over.
There were 4,363 households in Newington, of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.5% were married-couple households, 12.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cool to cold winters with moderate snowfall. Blizzards and major snowstorms are rare but not nonexistent, while summer thunderstorms are very common. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Newington has a "humid subtropical climate", abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
References
External links
- Newberry Station Homeowners Association
- Raceway Farms Homeowners Association