Reston

Reston is in , United States of America) and is 20 miles west of The population of Reston is approximately 58,000 people.
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  • Type: City with 63,200 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: Reston, VA”, “Reston, Virginia”, “Thornton Station”, “Thornton’s Station”, and “Wiehle
  • Postal codes: 20190, 20191, 20194-20196, and 22096

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herndon Depot Museum and Reston Regional Library.

Museum
The , also known as the Herndon Historical Society Museum, is located in the town of in . Built in 1857 for the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, the depot later served the Richmond and Danville Railroad, the Southern Railway and the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.

Library
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Reservoir
Photo: Gmaxwell, GFDL.
is a in the unincorporated suburban community of Reston in , United States. The lake is part of the drainage area of the county.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herndon and Sterling.

is a town in , United States. Located in , it is part of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 2020, the population at the census was 24,655, which makes it the largest of three incorporated towns in the county.

is in , Virginia, about 26 miles west of . The population is approximately 41,000 people.

Village
is a suburban unincorporated community located in , , United States.

Reston

Latitude
38.9588° or 38° 57′ 32″ north
Longitude
-77.3586° or 77° 21′ 31″ west
Population
63,200
Elevation
328 feet (100 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US RTV
Open location code
87C4XJ5R+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2240795956
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4781530
Wiki­data ID
Q1375280
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Reston” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ريستون
  • Armenian: Ռեսթոն
  • Basque: Reston
  • Belarusian: Рэстан
  • Bulgarian: Рестън
  • Catalan: Reston
  • Cebuano: Reston
  • Chechen: Рестон
  • Chinese: Reston
  • Chinese: 維珍尼亞州雷斯頓
  • Chinese: 萊斯頓 (維吉尼亞州)
  • Chinese: 賴斯頓
  • Chinese: 赖斯顿
  • Chinese: 里斯頓
  • Chinese: 里斯顿
  • Czech: Reston
  • Dagbani: Reston
  • Danish: Reston
  • Dutch: Reston
  • Egyptian Arabic: رستين
  • Finnish: Reston
  • French: Reston
  • German: Reston
  • Gilaki: رستن (ويرجينيا)
  • Gilaki: رستن
  • Greek: Ρέστον
  • Hebrew: רסטון
  • Irish: Reston
  • Italian: Reston
  • Japanese: レストン
  • Japanese: レストンニュータウン
  • Korean: 레스턴
  • Ladin: Reston
  • Malagasy: Reston, Virginia
  • Malagasy: Reston
  • Min Nan Chinese: Reston
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Reston
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Ræstūn on Fǣmnelande
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Ræstūn
  • Persian: رستون، ویرجینیا
  • Persian: رستون
  • Polish: Reston
  • Portuguese: Reston
  • Romanian: Reston, Virginia
  • Romanian: Reston
  • Russian: Рестон
  • Serbian: Рестон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Reston, Virginia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Reston
  • Slovak: Reston
  • Slovenian: Reston
  • South Azerbaijani: رزتون، ویرجینیا
  • Spanish: Reston (Virginia)
  • Spanish: Reston
  • Swedish: Reston, Virginia
  • Swedish: Reston
  • Talysh: Reston
  • Tatar: Рестон
  • Turkish: Reston
  • Ukrainian: Рестон
  • Urdu: ریسٹن، ورجینیا
  • Urdu: ریسٹن
  • Uzbek: Reston
  • Uzbek: Рестон
  • Volapük: Reston
  • Welsh: Reston, Virginia
  • Welsh: Reston
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