Lorton

Lorton is a community in , . This article also covers the nearby areas of Fort Belvoir and Mason Neck.
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  • Type: Town with 18,600 residents
  • Description: census designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Lārtūn”, “Lorton (Virginia)”, “Lorton, VA”, “Lorton, Virginia”, and “Лортон (Виргиния)”
  • Postal codes: 22079 and 22199

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lorton station and Lorton station.

Railway station
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is a railroad terminal in Lorton, Virginia.

Railway station
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is a railroad station…

Library
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodbridge and Newington Forest.

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is a town in and…

Village
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is a census-designated place in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lorton.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , , United States. is situated 3 miles northeast of Lorton.

Lorton

Latitude
38.7043° or 38° 42′ 16″ north
Longitude
-77.2203° or 77° 13′ 13″ west
Population
18,600
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US LPV
Open location code
87C4PQ3H+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157633904
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4770714
Wiki­data ID
Q1375895
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lorton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لورتون”
  • Basque: “Lorton”
  • Catalan: “Lorton”
  • Cebuano: “Lorton”
  • Chechen: “Лортон”
  • Chinese: “洛顿”
  • Danish: “Lorton”
  • Dutch: “Lorton”
  • French: “Lorton”
  • German: “Lorton”
  • Gilaki: “لورتن (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “لورتن”
  • Hungarian: “Lorton”
  • Irish: “Lorton”
  • Italian: “Lorton”
  • Japanese: “ロートン”
  • Korean: “로턴”
  • Ladin: “Lorton”
  • Malagasy: “Lorton, Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Lorton”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Lorton”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Lārtūn on Fǣmnelande”
  • Persian: “لورتون”
  • Polish: “Lorton”
  • Portuguese: “Lorton”
  • Russian: “Лортон”
  • Serbian: “Лортон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lorton, Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Lorton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لورتون، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Lorton”
  • Swedish: “Lorton, Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Lorton”
  • Tatar: “Лортон”
  • Turkish: “Lorton”
  • Ukrainian: “Лортон”
  • Urdu: “لورٹن، ورجینیا”
  • Uzbek: “Lorton”
  • Volapük: “Lorton”
  • Welsh: “Lorton, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Lorton”

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