Map of Ashburn CDP, Virginia

Ashburn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, its population was 43,511, up from 3,393 twenty years earlier. It is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington metropolitan area.

Ashburn is a major hub for Internet traffic, due to its many data centers. Andrew Blum characterized it as the “bullseye of America’s Internet”.

Ashburn CDP overview:
Name:	Ashburn CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Virginia
County:	Loudoun County
Elevation:	295 ft (90 m)
Total Area:	15.55 sq mi (40.3 km²)
Land Area:	15.30 sq mi (39.6 km²)
Water Area:	0.25 sq mi (0.6 km²)
Total Population:	43,511
Population Density:	3,259.1/sq mi (1,258.3/km²)
ZIP code:	20146, 20147, 20148, 20149
FIPS code:	5103320
GNISfeature ID:	2584799

Online Interactive Map

Ashburn online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Ashburn location map. Where is Ashburn CDP?

Ashburn location on the U.S. Map. Where is Ashburn CDP. — Ashburn location on the U.S. Map.

Ashburn location on the Virginia map. Where is Ashburn CDP. — Location of Ashburn in Virginia.

History

Ashburn was originally called “Farmwell” (variant names include “Old Farmwell” and “Farmwell Station”) after a nearby mansion of that name owned by George Lee III. The name “Farmwell” first appeared in George Lee’s October 1802 will and was used to describe the 1,236-acre (500 ha) plantation he inherited from his father, Thomas Ludwell Lee II. A section of Farmwell plantation west of Ashburn Road, a 580-acre (230 ha) tract, was purchased in 1841 as a summer home by John Janney, a Quaker lawyer who nearly became Vice President of the United States. Janney called the property “Ashburn Farm”; the name’s first known appearance in writing is 1870 when he sold the property. It is likely he named the farm after family friends whose name was Ashburn.

The Ashburn Presbyterian Church, the Belmont Manor House, the Broad Run Bridge and Tollhouse, and Janelia Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Ashburn Road Map

Ashburn city Satellite Map

Geography

Ashburn is located in eastern Loudoun County at 39°02′37″N 077°29′15″W / 39.04361°N 77.48750°W / 39.04361; -77.48750 (39.0437192, −77.4874899) and its average elevation is 295 feet (90 m) above sea level. It is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Leesburg, the county seat, and the same distance north of Dulles International Airport. As drawn by the U.S. Census Bureau, the area counted as “Ashburn” extends north to Virginia State Route 7, east to Virginia State Route 28, and southwest to the Dulles Greenway (VA 267). The Ashburn CDP is bordered to the north by the Belmont, Lansdowne, One Loudoun, and University Center CDPs; to the east by the Kincora, Dulles Town Center, and Sterling CDPs; to the southwest by the Moorefield and Broadlands CDPs; and to the west by the Goose Creek Village CDP.

According to the 2010 United States Census, the Ashburn CDP has a total area of 15.55 square miles (40.27 km), of which 15.30 square miles (39.63 km) are land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km) are water. The area is drained by Broad Run, which flows northward through the eastern part of the CDP toward the Potomac River.

Subdivisions

The Ashburn CDP consists of many major and minor subdivisions such as Ashbrook, Ashburn Farm, Ashburn Village, the Courts and Ridges at Ashburn, and the Village of Waxpool.