Edgewater

Edgewater is a neighborhood in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia, Virginia. Edgewater is situated nearby to the neighborhood South Run, as well as near Five Forks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ekoji Buddhist Temple and Burke Centre station.

Ekoji Buddhist Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: George Mason University Life, CC BY 2.0.

Ekoji is a temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Hongwanji-ha Japanese Buddhist sect in Fairfax Station, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. It is a member of the Buddhist Churches of America, the oldest Buddhist organization in the mainland United States.

Burke Centre station

Railway station

Photo: Trevor Owens, CC BY 2.0.

Burke Centre station is a railway station in Burke Centre, Burke, Fairfax County, Virginia. It is served by the Virginia Railway Express Manassas Line and a once daily Amtrak Northeast Regional round trip. Burke Centre station is situated 2½ miles north of Edgewater.

Burke Centre Community Library

Library

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Burke Centre Community Library is situated 2½ miles northwest of Edgewater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Five Forks and Burke.

Five Forks

Neighborhood

Burke is an unincorporated section of Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, traditionally defined as the area served by the Burke post office. Burke includes two census-designated places: the Burke CDP, population 42,312 in 2020 and the Burke Centre CDP, population 17,518 in 2020.