Arlington
Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. The county, which is located in the Washington metropolitan area and the broader Northern Virginia region, is positioned directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., the national capital, on the river's southwestern bank.- Type: City with 244,000 residents
- Description: census-designated place coextensive with Arlington County, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Arlington (Virginia)”, “Arlington CDP”, “Arlington CDP, VA”, “Arlington CDP, Virginia”, “Arlington Census Designated Place”, “Arlington Census Designated Place, VA”, “Arlington Census Designated Place, Virginia”, “Arlington, VA”, “Arlington, Virginia”, and “阿靈頓縣”
- Postal codes: 22201-22207, 22209, 22210, 22212-22217, 22219, 22225-22227, 22230, and 22240-22246
- Neighbors: Alexandria, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Montgomery County, and Washington, D.C.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Arlington National Cemetery and Georgetown University.
Georgetown University
University
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor.
Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor
The Rosslyn-Ballston corridor is the most densely populated area of Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States, unincorporated community, principal city, big city, post town, and locality
- Location: Arlington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.8904° or 38° 53′ 25″ north
Longitude
-77.0842° or 77° 5′ 3″ west
Population
244,000
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US ARP
Open location code
87C4VWR8+58
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Welsh—“Arlington” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Arlington”
- Cebuano: “Arlington”
- Chechen: “Арлингтон”
- Czech: “Arlington”
- Danish: “Arlington”
- Dutch: “Arlington”
- Esperanto: “Arlington”
- French: “Arlington”
- Galician: “Arlington”
- German: “Arlington”
- Gilaki: “آرلينگتن (ويرجينيا)”
- Gilaki: “آرلينگتن”
- Hebrew: “ארלינגטון”
- Hungarian: “Arlington”
- Irish: “Arlington”
- Italian: “Arlington”
- Japanese: “アーリントン”
- Ladin: “Arlington”
- Lithuanian: “Arlingtonas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Arlington”
- Norwegian: “Arlington”
- Polish: “Arlington”
- Portuguese: “Arlington”
- Romanian: “Arlington”
- Russian: “Арлингтон”
- Slovak: “Arlington”
- Slovenian: “Arlington”
- Spanish: “Arlington”
- Swedish: “Arlington”
- Ukrainian: “Арлінгтон”
- Vietnamese: “Arlington”
- Welsh: “Arlington, Virginia”
- Welsh: “Arlington”
- “Arlington”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Court House, Arlington County, Virginia and North Highland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Yoga Six and Arlington County Courthouse.
Arlington: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Arlington National Cemetery and Crystal City.
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