Southbridge, Virginia
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Southbridge is an unincorporated master-planned community of over 1,500 homes with more than 5,000 residents located in Prince William County, Virginia. It is situated on over 600 acres near the Potomac River on the Cherry Hill Peninsula just north of the Town of Dumfries.
Southbridge features a private swim and racquet club with pools, tennis courts, tot lots, and a nature trail. Southbridge’s adjacent sister community, Harbor Station, will unveil an 18-hole Signature golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus in 2007 that will be open to the public. Residents of Harbor Station and Southbridge will receive special privileges and discounts at the golf course.
Southbridge is located near Interstate 95 and State Route 234, just off U.S. Route 1, providing access to Washington, D.C. 30 miles to the north and the rest of Northern Virginia.
A Virginia Railway Express station is slated to open at Cherry Hill in 2007. Swans Creek Elementary School, located within the confines of Southbridge, is part of the Prince William County Public School System, which has been awarded the U.S. Senate’s Medallion of Excellence Award for Productivity and Quality.
Traditionally, residents of Southbridge used the mailing address and ZIP code of Dumfries, although the Town of Dumfries does not include any of Southbridge. More recently, the U.S. Postal Service allowed residents to use "Southbridge, VA" in their mailing address.
[edit] Geography
Southbridge is located at 38°57'41" North, 77°30'24" West (38.574100, -77.302400)GR1.
[edit] Census data
Southbridge is a census-designated place. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 5,155.
