Reston
census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
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Summary
Reston is a planned community[1]. Reston draws 2,623 Wikipedia views per month (planned community category, ranking #6 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fairfax County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: census-designated place in the United States[5]
- Founder: Robert E. Simon[6]
- Postal code: 20190[7], 20191[8], 20194[9], 20195[10], 20196[11], 22096[12]
- Commons category: Reston, Virginia[13]
- Inception: April 10, 1964[14]
- Official website: http://www.reston.org[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Reston, Virginia[16]
- Population: 58,404[17], 63,226[18]
- Time of earliest written record: 1964[19]
- Official name: Reston[20]
- Category for people born here: Q114148727[21]
- Category for people who died here: Q32371785[22]
- Number of households: 26,185[23]
- Native label: Reston[24]
- Elevation above sea level: 100 m[25]
- Area: 40.530596 km²[26], 40.556798 km²[27]
- Water as percent of area: 2.1045 percent[28]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Washington metropolitan area[29]
- Per capita income: 64,480 US dollars[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Reston include Reston virus[31], a taxon[32].
Why It Matters
Reston has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Reston is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for Reston include Reston virus[31], a taxon[32].