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Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.
The 44-acre Winkler Botanical Reserve is a regional park operated by NOVA Parks, [123] and the 50-acre Dora Kelly Nature Park along with its Buddy Ford Nature Center is Alexandria City's largest natural area for strolling, hiking and biking and provides year-round programs and exhibits on Alexandria's human and natural history. [124]
UTC−4 (EDT) ZIP code: 22315. FIPS code: 51-42746: GNIS feature ID: ... Kingstowne has its own ZIP code, 22315, a substation of the Alexandria U.S. Post Office ...
As of 2016, the United States Postal Service still recognizes "Potomac, VA" as an acceptable alternate address for ZIP code 22301, although "Alexandria, VA" is preferred.
Potomac Yard as a rail yard in the 1980s Potomac Yard as a mixed-use neighborhood in 2021. Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally in the area between U.S. Route 1 and the Washington Metro Blue Line /Yellow Line tracks, or the George Washington Memorial Parkway, depending on the ...
King Street Park at 0 King St Alexandria, VA 22314 West end S George Mason Drive 38°50′42″N 77°06′53″W / 38.844921°N 77.114696°W / 38.844921; -77.
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In 1908, Potomac was incorporated as a town in Alexandria County, and was annexed by Alexandria in 1930. In 1920, the Virginia legislature renamed the area Arlington County to avoid confusion with the City of Alexandria which had become an independent city in 1870 under the new Virginia Constitution adopted after the Civil War.