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Burkefield, Virginia

OK, there is no Burkefield, it’s West Springfield. The Springfield area is dominated by the interchange of I-95, I-395, and the Capital Beltway (I-495), known as the Springfield Interchange or Mixing Bowl. The center of the town is at the intersection of Route 644 (Old Keene Mill Road / Franconia Road) and Route 617 (Backlick Road) adjacent to the interchange. A significant commercial district exists around the interchange area, but the rest of the community is primarily residential in character.

Springfield has four primary ZIP codes:
22150 (unofficially referred to as “Central Springfield”)
22151 (“North Springfield”)
22152 (“West Springfield”)
22153 (Also “West Springfield”) Wikipedia refers to it as “Burkefield” due to its proximity to Burke, Virginia.

West Springfield is a fantastic area for so many reasons, not the least of which is that I live here with my family. It’s larger than just the Western side of Springfield, Virginia, it’s where Springfield, Burke and Fairfax Station meet. I live in Orange Hunt Estates in West Springfield and can walk or bicycle to the South Run Rec Center and Burke Lake. It’s a matter of minutes to drive to gas, restaurants or shopping. Our kids go to school here so as parents we think that the schools are fantastic which, of course has nothing to do with my wife being a teacher in the Fairfax County Public School system ; ) When you consider places to live, you should really take a look at West Springfield.