Tysons, also known as Tysons Corner, is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia between the community of McLean and the town of Vienna along the Capital Beltway (I-495), it lies within the Washington Metropolitan Area.  Tysons is home to two super-regional shopping malls—Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria—and the corporate headquarters of numerous companies such as Alarm.com, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One, DXC Technology, Freddie Mac, Gannett, Hilton Worldwide, Intelsat and Tegna. Tysons is Fairfax County’s central business district and a regional commercial center. It has been characterized as a quintessential example of an edge city.  The population was 26,374 as of the 2020 census.

Tysons is located at 38°55′7″N 77°13′47″W (38.918485, −77.229833) at an elevation of 486 feet (148 m). Located in Northern Virginia at the intersection of Virginia State Route 123 and State Route 7, Tysons is 11 miles (18 km) west of downtown Washington, D.C. and 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Fairfax, the county seat.

The community lies in the Piedmont upland approximately 3.7 miles (6.0 km) south-southwest of the Potomac River. The highest natural point in Fairfax County, at 520 feet (160 m) above sea level, is located in Tysons. Wolftrap Creek, a tributary of nearby Difficult Run, forms the northwestern border of the community. Two of the creek’s tributaries, Moomac Creek and the Old Courthouse Spring Branch, flow north through northwest Tysons. Scott Run, a tributary of the Potomac, flows north through eastern Tysons.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 4.27 square miles (11.1 km2) of which 4.26 square miles (11.0 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) is water.

As a suburb of Washington, D.C., Tysons is a part of both the Washington Metropolitan Area and the larger Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. It is bordered on all sides by other Washington suburbs, including: McLean to the north, Pimmit Hills to the east, Idylwood to the southeast, Dunn Loring to the south, Vienna to the southwest, and Wolf Trap to the west.

Tysons is a great place for lovers of the outdoors and nature with many parks and recreation areas. Freedom Hill Park is a former Civil War fortification, now a playground & picnic area with walking paths & wildlife. And Wolftrap Stream Valley Park is a nice park for families. 

Great schools are another feature of living in Tyson’s. Highly rated schools in Tyson’s include National Personal Training Institute, Freedom Hill Elementary School, Westbriar Elementary School, Spring Hill Elementary School, Fusion Academy Tysons, The Goddard School of Tysons, Kilmer Center, Kilmer Middle School, Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School, Lorien Wood School, and George C. Marshall High School.

Tysons is known as a great place for foodies and is full of great restaurants including 

Founding Farmers Tysons, Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse, Chima Steakhouse, Fish Taco – Tysons, The Palm – Tysons, Barrel & Bushel, Agora Tysons, Istanbul Kitchen, Tasty Kabob, and Ruth’s Chris Steak House. 

Tysons is a great location for shopping with destinations. Tysons Corner Center, Santa In Tysons, Tysons West, Hollister Co., Altar’d State, Diesel Store Tysons Corner, BrandBox, Ardene, Skate Shop, and Superdry.