Reston, Virginia

About Reston

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

Officially, Reston is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 15.34 square miles.

📰 Reston News Today

• Virginia daycare employee charged with assaulting 3-year-old FOX 5 DC · Aug 13
• Reston Man Detained After Barricade And Gunfire On Castle Rock Square Patch · Aug 17
• Reston daycare employee charged with assaulting 3-year-old child WTOP · Aug 14
• Subramanyam Targets ICE Conditions, Federal Job Moves in Virginia Legis1 · Aug 16
• Teacher at Reston daycare charged with assaulting 3-year-old WJLA · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Reston Unique

• The only place in America named Reston — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Reston

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Reston

• Ariake Japanese — japanese
• BGR — burger
• Bartaco — tacos
• Big Buns — burger
• Bombay Velvet — indian
• Buffalo Wing Factory & Pub — wings
• CAVA — mediterranean
• Cafesano — italian
• Corsica — corsican
• Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse — italian

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Pupatella Car · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Reston

• Barton Hill Rec Area reviews ★
• Bordeaux Area reviews ★
• Cabots Point Rec Area reviews ★
• Cedar Cove Playground reviews ★
• Glade Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Golf Course Island Rec Area reviews ★
• Hook Road Rec Area reviews ★
• Hunter Woods Park reviews ★
• Hunters Woods Community Park reviews ★
• Hyatt Park reviews ★
• Linpro Office Park reviews ★
• Old Trail Tot Lot reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Reston

• Aldrin Elementary
• Armstrong Elementary
• Dogwood Elementary
• Forest Edge Elementary
• Hughes Middle
• Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences
• Lake Anne Elementary
• South Lakes High
• Sunrise Valley Elementary
• Terraset Elementary

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Reston Hospital Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Reston

🏘️ Nearby Communities