Ashburn, Virginia, United States

🇺🇸 Ashburn is a place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is part of the Washington metropolitan area. Ashburn is a major hub for Internet traffic, due to its many data centres. Andrew Blum characterised it as the "bullseye of America's Internet".

The Ashburn CDP consists of many major and minor subdivisions such as Ashbrook, Ashburn Farm, Ashburn Village, the Courts and Ridges at Ashburn, and the Village of Waxpool.

Economy Located within the Dulles Technology Corridor, Ashburn is home to many high-tech businesses. World Trade Center Dulles Airport is the second World Trade Center in the state. Verizon Business has a major office in Ashburn at the location replacing MCI WorldCom's headquarters after its acquisition. Ashburn is also home to government contractor Telos. Ashburn is a major hub for data centres, largely due to the Equinix location there. Among other websites, the Wikimedia Foundation and Amazon Web Services have data centres there.

The George Washington University's Virginia Science and Technology Campus and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus are located north of Ashburn in the University Center and Lansdowne CDPs, respectively. Redskins Park, the training camp for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League, is located in the east part of Ashburn.

EADS North America (the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company), renamed Airbus Group, Inc, a defence contractor, has an office in Ashburn.

Federal The National Transportation Safety Board operates the Ashburn Aviation Field Office in Ashburn; it is the regional headquarters of the NTSB Aviation Eastern Region.

Media Media covering Ashburn include Leesburg Today, and the Loudoun Times-Mirror.

Education: Universities George Washington University and Strayer University have campuses in the area. In December 2009, it was announced that George Mason University was planning to set up a campus in Ashburn, to be located at Exit 6 off the Dulles Greenway.

Washington Metro When the second phase of the Washington Metro Silver Line is completed, Ashburn will be served by two stations. After passing through Dulles Airport, the Silver Line will enter Ashburn in the median of the Dulles Greenway. The first stop in Ashburn will be the Loudoun Gateway station, with Ashburn station serving as the terminus. The second phase of the Silver Line was expected to open in 2021. But it was delayed, the new date is February 2022.