Reston

Also known as Reston, Virginia, Reston, VA

census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States

Key facts

Estimate 2023: 66,070
Density: 4,130/sq mi (1,593/km )
Demonym: Restonian
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip codes: 20190, 20191, 20194
Area codes: 703 , 571
Fips code: 51-66672
Website: www .reston .org
Country: United States
State: Virginia
County: Fairfax
Founded: April 10, 1964

Article

Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and a principal city of both Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Reston's population was 63,226.

Founded in 1964, Reston was influenced by the Garden City movement that emphasized planned, self-contained communities that intermingled green space, residential neighborhoods, and commercial development. The intent of Reston's founder, Robert E. Simon, was to build a town that would revolutionize post–World War II concepts of land use and residential/corporate development in suburban America.