City vs County: Fairfax, Alexandria, and Falls Church - WHERE AM I??
By Katie Wethman, CPA, MBA, Realtor - Northern Virginia & DC Real Estate
(Keller Williams)
Learning a new city or county can be overwhelming enough, but to add insult to injury, here in Northern Virginia we have: Falls Church City AND Falls Church in Fairfax County Alexandria City AND Alexandria in Fairfax County Fairfax City AND Fairfax County It's critical to know which area you're talking about -- services and schools are provided by the jurisdiction and can vary widely! Falls Church City, for example, has its own school district. But you could have a mailing address of Falls Church and instead be part of Fairfax County, and part of their school district. Even within the "Falls Church" portion of Fairfax County, the high school district might be Marshall, McLean, Stuart, or something else! (And to make it even more confusing for out-of-towners, the East Falls Church metro ...
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