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

[3] West Springfield is located in central Fairfax County at 38°47′18″N 77°13′58″W / 38.78833°N 77.23278°W / 38.78833; -77.23278 (38.788436, −77.232802).

[4] Its borders are the Norfolk Southern Railway Washington District to the north, Accotink Creek to the east, Fort Belvoir and the Fairfax County Parkway to the south, and Pohick Creek and a power line to the west.

There were 10,425 housing units at an average density of 1,527.7 per square mile (589.8/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.31% White, 4.89% African American, 0.28% Native American, 13.91% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.55% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races.