Arlington, Virginia

About Arlington

Set in the northeastern part of Virginia, Arlington is a small unincorporated community.

Arlington holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 26 square miles.

📰 Arlington News Today

• Police identify woman struck and killed in S. Glebe Road crash ARLnow · Aug 18
• Arlington Woman Identified In Fatal South Glebe Road Pedestrian Crash Patch · Aug 18
• Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Arlington WJLA · Aug 17
• Arlington/Falls Church Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti: “This is deeply disturbing.” Daily Kos · Aug 18
• UPDATED: Police Investigate Fatal Crash on S. Glebe Road Arlington County · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Arlington Unique

• One of 21 places in the US named Arlington — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Arlington

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Arlington

• 1789 — american
• 1983 Chinese Cuisine — chinese
• AHRA Cafe & Sandwich Bar — sandwich
• Abi Azteca Grill — mexican
• All About Burger — american
• AllSpice Cafe & Catering — sandwich
• Alshami Restaurant — syrian
• Ambar Clarendon — balkan
• Amuse — american
• Andy's Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Arlington Historical Museum · Museum
• Avocado · Art gallery
• Barry Gallery · Art gallery
• Cody Gallery · Art gallery
• Drug Enforcement Agency Museum and Visitors Center · Museum
• Immersive Gamebox · Arcade
• James I. Mayer Center for Environmental Education · Museum
• Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington · Museum
• The Pinball Basement · Arcade
• United States Marine Corps War Memorial · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arlington

• 🏞️ Columbia Island / Lady Bird Johnson Park · National Park reviews ★
• 🏞️ Arlington Ridge Park · National Park reviews ★
• 🏞️ Theodore Roosevelt Island · National Park reviews ★
• Alcova Heights Park reviews ★
• Arlington Hall West Park reviews ★
• Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial reviews ★
• Ballston Wetland Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Walnut Park reviews ★
• Cherrydale Fire Station Park reviews ★
• Cherrydale Park reviews ★
• Clarenford Station Park reviews ★
• Constitution Garden Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Arlington

• Abingdon Elementary
• Alice West Fleet Elementary
• Ashlawn Elementary
• Barcroft Elementary
• Barrett Elementary
• Carlin Springs Elementary
• Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary
• Escuela Key Elementary
• Glebe Elementary
• Jamestown Elementary
• Jefferson Middle
• Kenmore Middle
• Long Branch Elementary
• Randolph Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Virginia Hospital Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Arlington

🏘️ Nearby Communities