About McLean
McLean is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Virginia.
McLean holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 24.8 square miles.
📰 McLean News Today
- Sweetgreen opens fourth drive-up location in McLean, Virginia Investing.com · Aug 18
- Sweetgreen Expands Its “sweetlane” Footprint With First-Ever East Coast Location Opening in McLean, Virginia Morningstar · Aug 18
- Woman found stabbed to death at parking area in Virginia, homicide investigation underway: Police - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Aug 17
- 'You don't expect that here' | Hikers rattled after woman found stabbed to death in Great Falls Park WUSA9 · Aug 18
- Sweetgreen Expands Its “sweetlane” Footprint With First-Ever East Coast Location Opening in McLean, Virginia New Castle News · Aug 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes McLean Unique
- One of 5 places in the US named McLean — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in McLean
📍 Balls Hill📍 Belleview📍 Brookhaven📍 Broyhill-Langley Estates📍 Broyhill-McLean Estates📍 Bryn Mawr📍 Elmwood Estates📍 Ingleside📍 Langley Forest📍 Lewinsville📍 McLean Manor📍 Old Dominion Gardens📍 River Oaks📍 Salona Village📍 The Cloisters📍 Walter Heights📍 West Langley📍 West McLean
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in McLean
- Aracosia — afghan
- Cafe Tatti — french
- Chiang Mai Thai Cookhouse — thai
- El Tio Tex Mex Grill — mexican
- Greenberry's Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)
- Kazan Restaurant
- Listrani's — italian
- Masala Indian Cuisine — indian
- Roots Kitchen & Bar — sandwich
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in McLean
- Bryn Mawr Park reviews ★
- Lewinsville Park reviews ★
- Saucy Branch Park reviews ★
- Bull Neck Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Churchill Road Park reviews ★
- Cooper Intermediate School Site reviews ★
- Dead Run Stream Valley Park reviews ★
- Elm Street Park reviews ★
- Falstaff Park reviews ★
- Greenway Heights Park reviews ★
- McLean Central Park reviews ★
- McLean Hunt Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in McLean
- Chesterbrook Elementary
- Churchill Road Elementary
- Cooper Middle
- Kent Gardens Elementary
- Langley High
- McLean High
- Sherman Elementary
- Spring Hill Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area24.8 sq mi
Coordinates38.9436, -77.1929