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About Lee District in Fairfax County
Lee District is one of nine magisterial districts in Fairfax County, and is located in Fairfax County near the I-495′s Mixing Bowl. The Franconia Springfield Metro is located in Lee District. Franconia, Kingstowne, Rose Hill and parts of Springfield and more make up Lee District. Most addresses in Lee District have an Alexandria postal address but no part of Lee District is in the City of Alexandria.
This is because of how the Commonwealth of Virginia organizes its jurisdictions. The state is organized into counties and county-like jurisdictions called “independent cities” or just “cities”. In most respects, a city is not much more than a county that wants to be called a city. For example, the county of Arlington is larger, more populous and more urban than most cities in Virginia; while the city of Falls Church is about the same size as the town of Vienna which is in Fairfax County.
Speaking of towns, newcomers sometimes confuse a city with an “incorporated town”. An incorporated town, like a city, has its own government. However a town is located inside a county. Like a town, a city has its own government, but a city is not part of any county.
Northern Virginia has several independent cities and the City of Alexandria is one such independent city. The City of Alexandria borders Fairfax County, but Alexandria is not in Fairfax County.
However, to make things especially confusing for newcomers and for folks hunting houses, there are large parts of Fairfax County that have an Alexandria postal address. These areas of “Greater Alexandria” are most definitely part of Fairfax County and are not in the City of Alexandria. In general, postal Alexandria is more suburban than addresses in the City of Alexandria, but this is not always the case.
To make things a little more confusing, Fairfax County surrounds the City of Fairfax. Locals generally refer to the county as “Fairfax County” and the city as “Fairfax”, but Alexandria uses the opposite nomenclature. “Alexandria” generally refers to greater/postal Alexandria, while “City of Alexandria” refers to the jurisidiction of the City of Alexandria.
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Sample of Homes for Sale in and near Lee District
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5/24/2012)
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$335,000 : 5912 Hanover Ave, Springfield3 beds, 1 full, 1 part baths
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$630,000 : 8220 Franklin Dr, Lorton5 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$369,900 : 7428 Erska Woods Ct, Springfield4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$325,000 : 5307 Avalon Pl, Alexandria3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$270,000 : 7607 Tiverton Dr, Springfield3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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