Franconia

Franconia is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 18,943 at the 2020 census. Located just southwest of , Franconia has existed as a community since the 1870s, when a station by that name opened on the RF&P Railroad.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 18,900 residents
  • Description: census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Franconia (Virginia)”, “Franconia Station”, “Franconia, VA”, “Franconia, Virginia”, “Франcониа”, “フランコニア (ヴァージニア州)”, and “フランコニア (バージニア州)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Franconia–Springfield station and Thomas A. Edison High School.

Railway station
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is a Washington Metro… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Franconia.

School
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Thomas Alva Edison High School is one of 25 high schools in , United States.

Shopping center
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is an enclosed shopping center… is situated 1½ miles west of Franconia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingstowne and Rose Hill.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , , United States.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , , United States.

Village
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States. is situated 2 miles south of Franconia.

Franconia

Latitude
38.78218° or 38° 46′ 56″ north
Longitude
-77.14599° or 77° 8′ 46″ west
Population
18,900
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
IATA airport code
ZFO
UN/LOCODE
US ZFO
Open location code
87C4QVJ3+VJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158366873
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4759968
Wiki­data ID
Q1374404
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Franconia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فرانكونيا”
  • Basque: “Franconia”
  • Catalan: “Franconia”
  • Cebuano: “Franconia”
  • Chechen: “Франкония”
  • Dutch: “Franconia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فرانكونيا”
  • French: “Franconia”
  • German: “Franconia”
  • Gilaki: “فرانکؤنيا (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “فرانکؤنيا”
  • Irish: “Franconia”
  • Italian: “Franconia”
  • Japanese: “フランコニア”
  • Ladin: “Franconia”
  • Malagasy: “Franconia, Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Franconia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Franconia”
  • Persian: “فرانکونیا”
  • Polish: “Franconia”
  • Portuguese: “Franconia”
  • Russian: “Франкония”
  • Serbian: “Франконија”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franconia, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Franconia”
  • Slovenian: “Franconia”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فرانکونیا، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Franconia”
  • Tatar: “Франкония”
  • Turkish: “Franconia”
  • Ukrainian: “Франконія”
  • Urdu: “فرینکونیا، ورجینیا”
  • Uzbek: “Franconia”
  • Volapük: “Franconia”
  • Welsh: “Franconia, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Franconia”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Olivet Chapel and Olivet Episcopal Church.

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