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Burke

Burke is an unincorporated, suburban census-designated place in Fairfax County, Northern Virginia. Largely developed after rail and highway expansion, it is known for the planned community of Burke Centre and for 888-acre Burke Lake Park on its edge. Governed by Fairfax County, its 2020 population was about 42,000.

42,312 (2020 Census)
Population
Census-designated place
Type
22015 · 22009
ZIP codes
Fairfax
County

What Burke is known for

  • Burke Lake Park — an 888-acre Fairfax County regional park with a lake, golf course and trails.
  • Burke Centre, a large 1970s planned community organized into five wooded 'clusters.'
  • Named for early landowner Silas Burke; a Civil War-era rail point once known as Burke's Station.

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