Fort Stanton is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C.

to the north, Suitland Parkway to the south, 16th St.

The neighborhood is named after the nearby civil War defense Fort Stanton.

Fort Stanton is part of Ward 7, represented by Vince Gray.

Fort Stanton is situated between the neighborhoods of Anacostia, to the north, Barry Farm to the west, Garfield Heights to the East, and Douglass to the south.