Oak Hill is a suburban

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located in

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, United States.

Geography

Oak Hill is located in

, just east of

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and south of the Dulles Toll and Access Roads. The town of Herndon lies immediately to the north, while the unincorporated community of

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is adjacent to Oak Hill in the south. Franklin Farm, Floris and McNair are

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s located within the larger Oak Hill community. As an unincorporated area, Oak Hill's boundaries are not officially defined by either a municipal government, the government of Fairfax County, or the U.S. Census Bureau. The

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defines Oak Hill's boundaries by way of its ZIP code, 20171.

Public facilities

Schools serving the Oak Hill area (but not necessarily in Oak Hill), include Oak Hill Elementary, Fox Mill Elementary, Floris Elementary, McNair Elementary, Lutie Lewis Coates Elementary, Navy Elementary, Crossfield Elementary, Franklin Middle School, Rachel Carson Middle School, Chantilly High School,

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, Westfield High School, and

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. The Oak Hill community is served by the Oak Hill post office. Mail may be addressed to Herndon or Oak Hill using zip code 20171. Amenities include

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, a working museum farm operated by

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Notable residents

A. Scott Crossfield was the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound, and lived in what is now Oak Hill (then Herndon). The local elementary school
Crossfield Elementary
(Home of the Rockets!), and adjacent park were named after Crossfield in honor of his active mind, commitment to education, and contributions to aeronautical science. Charles Burlingame, pilot of the doomed

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aircraft which was crashed by terrorists into the Pentagon during the

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, resided in Oak Hill before his death.Charles F. Burlingame III
. Memorial Guide:

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. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

Sources

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Census Bureau Statistics for Oak Hill Zip Code area

External links

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Public facilities

Notable residents

See also

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