Tall Oaks, Reston: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Sources: Fairfax County’s Reston plan, Tall Oaks Village Center (enCode Plus) and GIS layers, FCPS 2026-27 attendance areas, the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profiles, Zillow Research, Fairfax Connector schedule data and OpenStreetMap.

Tall Oaks is the quietest of Reston’s five village centers. Fairfax County’s Reston plan says it “has been redeveloped as housing and an assisted living facility with very limited retail and office development,” and that “additional development is not planned.” Around it are townhouse clusters, apartments and single-family streets between Lake Anne and Lake Fairfax Park, with the Hidden Creek golf course to the west.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: South Lakes High, for the whole area. Check an address on the FCPS boundary locator.
• Home value: $546,007 in ZIP 20190 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest toll road exit: Exit 13, Wiehle Avenue, about 0.9 mile south in a straight line.

Part of our Reston neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The village center sits at Wiehle Avenue and North Shore Drive, placed by the county’s shopping centers map layer. The plan does not draw a line around the wider village, so this page covers the homes within about half a mile of the village center, inside the Reston plan boundary. That takes in the Golf Course Island Recreation Area and the edge of the Hidden Creek golf course to the west, and runs south to the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail and the northern edge of the Wiehle-Reston East station area.

The plan names Golf Course Island Cluster, by the architect Louis Sauer, among Reston’s most recognized early cluster developments, and its Wiehle station section calls for “protecting the open space designation of Hidden Creek Golf Course.”

The whole area is in ZIP code 20190. Reston is unincorporated: Fairfax County provides police, fire and rescue. See who to call.

Schools

From the FCPS 2026-27 attendance area maps in Fairfax County’s GIS, laid over the half-mile area. Shares are of land, not students. Every school below is Fully Accredited for 2025-26.

The elementary zone depends on the street; check the exact address on the boundary locator. More in our Reston schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 20190 was $546,007 in September 2026, up 0.4% from $543,928 in September 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. For all of Reston, Zillow’s figure was $622,037. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and 20190 covers much of central Reston, not just Tall Oaks. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From OpenStreetMap and Fairfax County:

• Golf Course Island Recreation Area, inside the area.
• Hidden Creek Country Club, a golf course off Clubhouse Road, on the west side.
• Lake Fairfax Park, 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, a county park about 0.7 mile east of the village center.
• Lake Anne and Hook Road Recreation Area, about half a mile northwest.
• The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail, along the southern edge of the area.

More in our parks and trails guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

• Metro: Wiehle-Reston East station is about 0.9 mile from the village center, measured in a straight line.
• Toll road: Exit 13 (Wiehle Avenue) on the Dulles Toll Road (Route 267), by the exit numbers in OpenStreetMap.
• Reston Town Center: about 1.7 miles by road.
• Airports: about 9.8 miles to Washington Dulles International and 23 miles to Reagan National. Downtown Washington: about 21.7 miles to Metro Center. These are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Buses: Fairfax Connector routes 558 and 559 and the RIBS 1 and RIBS 3 loops stop within the area, according to the county’s schedule data. See Connector schedules.

More in our getting around guide.

Homeowners associations

“Most of the area outside of the TSAs is governed by one of the larger homeowners’ associations in the United States, Reston Association,” the county’s Reston plan says. Ask a seller or landlord which association covers an address.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket or pharmacy inside the area. The nearest are:

• CVS Pharmacy, 1906 Reston Metro Plaza, at Wiehle-Reston East station, about 0.8 mile south
• Whole Foods Market, 1861 Fountain Drive, about 1.2 miles west
• Harris Teeter, Spectrum Center, off Reston Parkway, about 1.3 miles west
• Safeway, 11120 South Lakes Drive, about 1.3 miles south

How we drew this area

Tall Oaks Village Center is one of five village centers in Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan for Reston. Because the plan does not map the village around it, this page uses the homes within about half a mile of the village center, from the county’s shopping centers layer, inside the Reston plan boundary; the southern edge overlaps the Wiehle-Reston East station area. School and ZIP shares come from laying the FCPS attendance areas and the county ZIP code map over that circle. Park and store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Tall Oaks in Reston?

In the middle of Reston’s north side, at Wiehle Avenue and North Shore Drive, between Lake Anne to the northwest, Lake Fairfax Park to the east and the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station to the south.

Does Tall Oaks still have a shopping center?

Very little of one. Fairfax County’s Reston plan says Tall Oaks ‘has been redeveloped as housing and an assisted living facility with very limited retail and office development,’ and that additional development is not planned.

What schools serve Tall Oaks in Reston?

All of the area is zoned for Hughes Middle and South Lakes High in FCPS’s 2026-27 maps. The village center itself is in the Forest Edge Elementary zone; nearby streets go to Lake Anne or Sunrise Valley Elementary. All are Fully Accredited for 2025-26.

What ZIP code is Tall Oaks, Reston?

20190, for the whole area, in Fairfax County’s ZIP code map. Zillow put the typical home value in 20190 at $546,007 in September 2026, a modeled value, not a sale price.