Roofing in Springfield, VA: one county office, many postal addresses
Springfield has no town hall. It is an unincorporated part of Fairfax County, and the name is used loosely enough that your Springfield mailing address may belong to West Springfield, Kings Park or Newington. This page sorts out who handles your roof, what the housing looks like, and what Reston Roof does here.
Three meanings of the word Springfield
| What people mean | Size and notes |
|---|---|
| The Census place | About 31,154 residents in the 2024 survey, and 31,339 in the 2020 count. |
| The postal area | ZIP codes 22150, 22151, 22152 and 22153 together hold about 108,600 people. |
| The neighbors with a Springfield address | West Springfield (23,369 people, ZIP 22152), Kings Park, Newington, Franconia, Kingstowne and Lorton are separate Census places, as are North Springfield and Burke. |
Every one of them answers to Fairfax County Land Development Services for building permits. The housing numbers below describe only the Census place, so a house in West Springfield or Kingstowne may differ.
What the county says about roofs
The county's permit page lists replacing roof shingles under work that needs no building permit, and puts roof repairs, chimney repairs and solar panels among the work that does. Replacing less than 256 square feet (nine boards) of roof plywood needs no permit unless the decking must be fire rated, as on townhomes. State code adds an exemption for unlimited roof covering replacement on houses, townhouses and duplexes, subject to a design wind condition, and an exception that lets a building official require a permit inside a local historic district.
A re-roof that also replaces more than 256 square feet of decking is a question for the county office, so call before work starts. Our Fairfax County permits guide walks through the process.
The houses first, then the apartments
The Census place counts 10,801 homes. The median was built in 1975, 45.0 percent date from before 1970 and 26.8 percent from the 1950s alone, while 15.5 percent were built in 2000 or later. Of the total, 57.0 percent are detached houses, 13.0 percent are attached, and 27.2 percent are in buildings of ten or more units. Two thirds, 66.0 percent, are owner-occupied.
So a typical roof job here is on a mid-century house, a house built between the 1950s and the 1970s, and on the additions it has gained since. The apartment side is real, and a county planning page covers parcels at Backlick Road, Amherst Avenue and Springfield Boulevard, about 5.7 acres, proposed for multifamily housing. Roof material, age and tree cover change from street to street, so each roof is assessed on its own.
Roads, stations and landmarks we use to place a job
- Backlick Road runs along the I-95 corridor and meets Franconia-Springfield Parkway at an interchange, and the Backlick Road VRE station sits at 6900 Hechinger Drive.
- Old Keene Mill Road and Franconia Road are one state route of nearly 12 miles, from Fairfax County Parkway to Telegraph Road; useful reference points when we think about access and deliveries.
- Rolling Road is a two-lane secondary road and one boundary of Kings Park. The Rolling Road VRE station is in Burke, not Springfield.
- Franconia-Springfield station, 6880 Frontier Drive, serves both Metro and VRE and has the largest garage in the Metro system.
- Hooes Road leads to Sydenstricker School, and Loisdale Road marks a commercial node in county plans.
- Lake Accotink Park and Hidden Pond Nature Center are parks in the area, and Springfield Town Center is the retail landmark, reopened in 2014.
Fort Belvoir, a federal post with its own Census place, lies south of the community.
Storms near Springfield
The June 22, 2026 microburst that tore roofed sections off townhomes struck the Royal Lake area of Burke, not Springfield. A microburst is local, so one street can lose shingles while the next is untouched. For storm damage, Reston Roof does emergency tarping so rain stays out and photographs the damage for your claim.
What we do here, and where to read more
- Roof replacement and repair on houses and townhouses.
- Chimney leak repair, where the cause can be the flashing.
- Emergency repair and tarping after storms.
- Small repairs, and roofs on gazebos and other small structures.
- Low-slope membrane roofs on additions, condominiums and small commercial buildings, and metal roofing on houses.
- TPO roofing in Springfield: older house additions and apartment buildings.
- EPDM rubber roofing in Springfield: porches, garages and sheds.
- PVC roofing in Springfield: roofs with exhaust or many penetrations.
- Metal roofing in Springfield: panels for pitched houses.
Neighbors we also serve include Burke, Annandale, Fairfax Station and Alexandria. Two good starting points are the leak repair guide and the chimney flashing article.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Springfield, VA its own city with its own building department?
No. Springfield is an unincorporated community with no town government, so it sits under Fairfax County. Fairfax County Land Development Services is the building official, and county zoning applies. No separate Springfield permit office exists. If you want to ask about a roof, the county's office is at the Herrity Building in Fairfax, and its main number is 703-222-0801.
My mail says Springfield, but neighbors say Kings Park or Newington. Does that change my roof job?
Not the permit office, but possibly the house. Four ZIP codes, 22150 to 22153, hold about 108,600 people, while the Census place named Springfield holds about 31,154. Kings Park, Newington, West Springfield, Franconia, Kingstowne and Lorton are separate Census places with their own housing numbers. So we look at the parcel and the year the house was built.
Does a Springfield re-roof need a county permit?
It depends on the scope. County guidance lists replacing roof shingles as work that does not need a building permit, but it lists roof repairs and chimney repairs as permit work, and fire-rated townhouse roof decking can also trigger one. Confirm the exact scope with the county before work starts.
Do you roof apartment and condominium buildings in Springfield, or only houses?
Mostly houses and townhouses, with some low-slope and commercial roofs. About 27.2 percent of Springfield homes are in buildings of ten or more units, so such roofs exist here, and our TPO and PVC pages explain what we do on them. Condominium work needs the owner or association to sign off.
Is there a historic district in Springfield that could affect my roof?
None of the county's historic overlay districts is named Springfield. Sydenstricker School at 8511 Hooes Road, built in 1928, is a single National Register property. State code lets a building official require a permit for roof replacement in a locally designated historic district, so confirm your parcel with the county before work starts.
Call about a Springfield roof
Give us the street address and what the roof is doing, and we will start by confirming which community the parcel belongs to. Phone (571) 453-6515.
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