About Arlington
Set in the northeastern part of Virginia, Arlington is a small unincorporated community.
Arlington holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 26 square miles.
📰 Arlington News Today
- UPDATED: Police Investigate Fatal Crash on S. Glebe Road Arlington County · Aug 17
- 22 Things to Do In August Around Arlington, VA Arlington Magazine · Aug 14
- Arlington Woman Identified In Fatal South Glebe Road Pedestrian Crash Patch · Aug 18
- Full Military Funeral Honors with Escort are Conducted for U.S. Army Gen. David Maddox in Section 34 DVIDS · Aug 18
- Woman dies in hospital after being struck by vehicle in Arlington crosswalk: Police DC News Now · Aug 16
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Arlington Unique
- One of 21 places in the US named Arlington — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Arlington
📍 Burleith📍 National Landing📍 Addison Heights📍 Alcova Heights📍 Arlington Forest📍 Arlington Heights📍 Arlington View📍 Ashton Heights📍 Ballston📍 Barcroft📍 Beechwood Hills📍 Bluemont📍 Brandon Village📍 Buckingham📍 Cherry Valley Nature Area📍 Cherrydale📍 Clarendon📍 Columbia Heights📍 Courthouse📍 Crystal City📍 Dominion Heights📍 Donaldson Run📍 Douglas Park📍 Dover-Crystal
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Arlington
- 1789 — american
- 1983 Chinese Cuisine — chinese
- AHRA Cafe & Sandwich Bar — sandwich
- Abi Azteca Grill — mexican
- All About Burger — american
- AllSpice Cafe & Catering — sandwich
- Alshami Restaurant — syrian
- Ambar Clarendon — balkan
- Amuse — american
- Andy's Pizza — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Arlington Historical Museum · Museum
- Avocado · Art gallery
- Barry Gallery · Art gallery
- Cody Gallery · Art gallery
- Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center · Museum
- Immersive Gamebox · Arcade
- James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education · Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington · Museum
- The Pinball Basement · Arcade
- United States Marine Corps War Memorial · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arlington
- 🏞️ Columbia Island / Lady Bird Johnson Park · National Park reviews ★
- 🏞️ Arlington Ridge Park · National Park reviews ★
- 🏞️ Theodore Roosevelt Island · National Park reviews ★
- Alcova Heights Park reviews ★
- Arlington Hall West Park reviews ★
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial reviews ★
- Ballston Wetland Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Big Walnut Park reviews ★
- Cherrydale Fire Station Park reviews ★
- Cherrydale Park reviews ★
- Clarenford Station Park reviews ★
- Constitution Garden Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Arlington
- Abingdon Elementary
- Alice West Fleet Elementary
- Ashlawn Elementary
- Barcroft Elementary
- Barrett Elementary
- Carlin Springs Elementary
- Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary
- Escuela Key Elementary
- Glebe Elementary
- Jamestown Elementary
- Jefferson Middle
- Kenmore Middle
- Long Branch Elementary
- Randolph Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Virginia Hospital Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area26 sq mi
Coordinates38.8783, -77.1007