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

The CDP is a part of Northern Virginia, the most populous region of the Washington Metropolitan Area.

A significant commercial district exists around the interchange area, but the rest of the community is primarily residential in character.

The mill served farms in the area for around sixty years before its discontinuation when William H. Keene was convicted and imprisoned for the 1855 murder of Lewis Quincy Hall.

The area was named for "Springfield Farm", owned by Henry Daingerfield, an Alexandria businessman who sat on the railroad's board of directors.

It was in existence at the time of the American Civil War, being the site of a skirmish on October 3, 1861, and a Confederate raid on August 3, 1863.

Carr believed this to be the last easily accessible tract within 12 miles (19 km) of Washington, D.C., and the newly developed area grew quickly.

[9] In 1950, the area had an estimated population of 1,000; Springfield United Methodist Church was established in 1954 and John Lewis High School (Formerly Robert E. Lee) was built in 1957.

By 1960, the population was reported as over 10,000; it grew past 25,000 by 1970 with the North and West Springfield neighborhoods.

The Sydenstricker School, completed in 1928, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

In 2001, two of the hijackers in the September 11 attacks, Hani Hanjour and Khalid al-Mihdhar, illegally obtained state identification at the mall's DMV office.

[18] In 2005, the mall was purchased by Vornado Realty Trust, which closed the structure, renovated and reopened it in 2014 as "Springfield Town Center".

The corporate headquarters of Ensco is physically located in the Ravensworth census-designated place, with a Springfield postal address.

[24] Some Springfield neighborhoods feed schools outside the census-designated place limits, such as the Lake Braddock, South County, and Hayfield districts.

[52] The medical campus of Northern Virginia Community College is located in Springfield.