McLean, Virginia, United States

🇺🇸 McLean is an unincorporated community and place in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. McLean is home to many diplomats, military, members of Congress, and high-ranking government officials partially due to its proximity to Washington, D.C., The Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency.

It is located between the Potomac River and the town of Vienna. McLean is often distinguished by its luxury homes and its nearby high-profit shopping destinations: Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria. The two McLean zip codes – 22101 and 22102 – are among the most expensive ZIP Codes in Virginia and the United States. The American Community Survey revealed that McLean was the 3rd wealthiest city in the United States, based on its median household income of $190,258.

Capital One, Mars, Geebo, Booz Allen Hamilton, Freddie Mac, Hilton Worldwide, DynCorp and the Gannett Company are among the companies based in McLean, Virginia. Many businesses in neighbouring Tysons Corner have a McLean mailing address. The three industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labour force were: professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services; educational services, health care, and social assistance; and public administration.

The headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency is located in the Langley area of McLean, and the headquarters of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is also located in McLean. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is also located down the street from the CIA headquarters.