Alexandria

city in the state of Virginia, United States
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Alexandria is an independent city in the United States located in Virginia [1][2][1][2][1][2][3]. It was established on January 1, 1749 [4][2]. The official language is English .

The head of government is Justin Wilson [5]. As of 2020, the population was 159k [6]. The city covers an area of 40.1 and has an elevation of 12 [7].

Alexandria observes the Eastern Time Zone, which corresponds to UTC−05:00 and UTC−04:00 .

Alexandria

Summary

Alexandria is an independent city in the United States[1]. Alexandria draws 3,366 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #6 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alexandria is located in Virginia[3].
  • Alexandria is in the country of United States[4].
  • Alexandria is on the body of water Potomac River[5].
  • Alexandria's head of government is recorded as Justin Wilson[6].
  • Alexandria's head of government is recorded as Alyia Gaskins[7].
  • Alexandria's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[8].
  • Alexandria's instance of is recorded as city[9].
  • Alexandria's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • Alexandria's shares border with is recorded as Arlington County[11].
  • Alexandria's shares border with is recorded as Washington, D.C.[12].
  • Alexandria's shares border with is recorded as Fairfax County[13].
  • Alexandria's shares border with is recorded as Prince George's County[14].
  • Philip Alexander Jr. is named after Alexandria[15].
  • Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gyumri[16].
  • Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dundee[17].
  • Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Caen[18].
  • Alexandria's twinned administrative body is recorded as Helsingborg Municipality[19].
  • Alexandria's postal code is recorded as 20598[20].
  • Alexandria's postal code is recorded as 22301[21].
  • Alexandria's postal code is recorded as 22302[22].
  • Alexandria's postal code is recorded as 22303[23].
  • Alexandria's postal code is recorded as 22304[24].
  • Alexandria's postal code is recorded as 22305[25].
  • Alexandria's postal code is recorded as 22306[26].
  • Alexandria's postal code is recorded as 22307[27].

Body

Geography

Alexandria is in the country of United States[4]. Alexandria is located in Virginia[3]. Alexandria is on the body of water Potomac River[5]. Alexandria is part of Arlington–Alexandria–Reston metropolitan division[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+140826'}[29], {'amount': '+144340'}[30], {'amount': '+146839'}[31], {'amount': '+148892'}[32], {'amount': '+153511'}[33], and {'amount': '+140024'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States[8] and city[9].

History and Context

January 1, 1749 marks the founding of Alexandria[35]. Philip Alexander Jr. is named after Alexandria[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Alexandria include Alexandria Real Estate Equities[36], a business[37], in United States[38], founded in 1994[39], headquartered in Pasadena[40] and Washington metropolitan area[41], a metropolitan statistical area[42], in United States[43].

Why It Matters

Alexandria draws 3,366 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #6 of 40).[2] Alexandria has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Alexandria is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for Alexandria include Alexandria Real Estate Equities[36], a business[37], in United States[38], founded in 1994[39], headquartered in Pasadena[40] and Washington metropolitan area[41], a metropolitan statistical area[42], in United States[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . alextimes.com. alextimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . alexandriava.gov. Retrieved . alexandriava.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . alexandriava.gov. alexandriava.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . alexandriava.gov. alexandriava.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . alexandriava.gov. alexandriava.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . helsingborg.se. helsingborg.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . city-data.com. city-data.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . city-data.com. city-data.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . city-data.com. city-data.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . city-data.com. city-data.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . datausa.io. Retrieved . datausa.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . alexandriava.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 16d ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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