Stafford, Virginia

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|name = Stafford, Virginia

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|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|image_skyline = 2019-07-22 15 52 14 View east across Stafford Courthouse towards the Aquia Creek and the Potomac River in eastern Stafford County, Virginia from an airplane heading for Washington Dulles International Airport.jpg

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|image_caption = Aerial view of Stafford

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|image_map = Stafford County Virginia incorporated and unincorporated areas Stafford Courthouse highlighted.svg

|map_caption = Location in Stafford County and the state of Virginia.

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Virginia

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Stafford

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|unit_pref = Imperial

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|area_total_km2 = 11.07

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|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 5,370

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = −5

|timezone_DST = EDT

|utc_offset_DST = −4

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|coordinates = {{coord|38|25|19|N|77|24|30|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP codes

|postal_code = 22554, 22556

|area_code = 540

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Stafford, also known as Stafford Courthouse, is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia, United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/county.cfm?id=51179 |title=Stafford County, VA |publisher=National Association of Counties |access-date=10 January 2013}} The population was 5,370 as of the 2020 census.{{cite web |title=Stafford, Virginia Population |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/staffordcourthousecdpvirginia/POP010220 |access-date=21 May 2023 |website=U.S. Census}} It lies {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} north of Fredericksburg, approximately {{convert|40|mi|km|0}} south of Washington, D.C., and about {{convert|60|mi|km|0}} north of Richmond, the state capital. Marine Corps Base Quantico is located north of the community. Stafford Courthouse is located at the intersections of U.S. Route 1 and Courthouse Road.