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Springfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia — the Springfield CDP in Virginia, not the cities of the same name in Illinois or Missouri.

The narrowly defined Springfield CDP had a population of 31,339 at the 2020 census, while the broader Springfield community defined by its four mailing ZIP codes had 108,621 people in 2020.

Springfield has about 10,399 households in Census Bureau survey figures for 2020-2024 for the CDP.

Springfield was founded in 1847 around the Orange and Alexandria Railroad's Daingerfield Station, and was named for Springfield Farm, owned by Henry Daingerfield, an Alexandria businessman who sat on the railroad's board of directors.

Springfield saw Civil War action on its railroad line, including a skirmish on October 3, 1861, and a Confederate raid on August 3, 1863.

Springfield became a major retail destination when Springfield Mall opened in 1973-1975 as the second regional shopping center in Northern Virginia after Tysons Corner; renovated and reopened in 2014, it is now Springfield Town Center.

Central Springfield is dominated by the Springfield Interchange, popularly called the Mixing Bowl, where Interstates 95, 395 and 495 (the Capital Beltway) converge.

Springfield is served by the Franconia-Springfield station, the southern terminus of Metro's Blue Line, which opened with a Virginia Railway Express station in 1997.

Springfield's Lake Accotink Park covers 493 acres around a 55-acre reservoir and offers boating, hiking and picnicking in the middle of suburbia.

Springfield's economy is supported by the adjacent U.S. Army installation at Fort Belvoir, which provides direct and indirect employment to thousands of area residents.