Editing Springfield, Virginia (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Springfield, Virginia
| settlement_type                 = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP)
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 

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| image_skyline                   = Springfield Town Center and environs, October 24, 2014 - 9.jpeg
| imagesize                       = 250px
| image_caption                   = Central Springfield Business District, seen from Springfield Town Center in October 2014
| image_flag                      = Flag of Springfield, Virginia.svg
| image_seal                      = 

<!-- Maps -->
| pushpin_map                     = USA Virginia Northern#USA Virginia#USA
| pushpin_label                   = Springfield
| image_map                       = Fairfax County Virginia Incorporated and Unincorporated Areas Springfield highlighted.svg
| mapsize                         = 200px
| map_caption                     = Location of Springfield in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], [[Virginia]]
| image_map1                      = 
| mapsize1                        = 
| map_caption1                    = 

<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|Virginia}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Fairfax County, Virginia.svg}}  [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax]]

<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes            = 
| government_type                 = 
| leader_title                    = 
| leader_name                     = 
| leader_title1                   = 
| leader_name1                    = 
| established_title               = 
| established_date                = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = 
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 20.4
| area_land_km2                   = 20.3
| area_water_km2                  = 0.1
| area_total_sq_mi                = 7.9
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 7.9
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.0

<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of                = 2020
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 31339
| population_density_km2          = 1536.2
| population_density_sq_mi        = 3966.9

<!-- General information -->
| timezone                        = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset                      = &minus;5
| timezone_DST                    = EDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = &minus;4
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_m                     = 75
| elevation_ft                    = 246
| coordinates                     = {{coord|38|47|19|N|77|10|46|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| area_code                       = [[Area code 703|703]], [[Area code 571|571]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 51-74592<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 1493642<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
}}

'''Springfield'''<!--This article is about the Springfield, CDP CDP, NOT the Springfield, VA postal address--> is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The Springfield CDP is recognized by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] with a population of 31,339 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Previously, per 
the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 30,484. 
Homes and businesses in bordering CDPs including [[North Springfield, Virginia|North Springfield]], [[West Springfield, Virginia|West Springfield]], and [[Newington, Virginia|Newington]] are usually given a Springfield mailing address. The CDP is a part of [[Northern Virginia]], the most populous region of the [[Washington Metropolitan Area]].