George Mason is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

The land that is now George Mason was located on the farm of John and Harriet Burtis, originally of New York State; the Burtises were abolitionists who grew vegetables and raised sheep.

17th Virginia Infantry Regiment's Company D, also known as the Fairfax Rifle Rangers, riding with his companion, ordered Burtis to give him provisions.

Burtis procured several of his sheep for the Corporal, but refused to use his team of horses to move them to the Confederate camp in Fairfax Station.

Burtis, having learned of the danger he was in, left with his wife and his team, taking a "...circuitous route through the woods", eventually reaching Washington.

A. G. Van Metre Associates began developing George Mason Forest in the early 1980s, and completed the community in 2003, having built approximately 200 single-family homes.

The Villa Aquatic Club, a private pool, is located on Andes Drive in George Mason.

[3] The university campus is largely to the east of Ox Road (Virginia State Route 123), which runs north to south across the center of the CDP.

The board is the legislative branch of the community government, led by the president, currently Heather Villavicencio, and the vice-president, currently Julie Stewart.

According to the Association By-Laws, the Board has the power to manage the common property, suspend the rights of defaulting members, exercise the powers and duties not otherwise delegated, declare members of the board who have not attended three or more consecutive meetings to have resigned and fill the resigned's seat, establish policies for the execution of duties, and employ a manager as is deemed necessary.

At the 2020 census (some information from the 2022 American Community Survey) there were 11,162 people, 1,766 housing units and 1,755 households residing in the CDP.