# COLONIAL PIPELINE CO — Fairfax city, VA

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 51600 / OPID 2552  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

1.789222 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Fairfax city, VA; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

COLONIAL PIPELINE CO (PHMSA OPID 2552) reported 1.789222 active Non-HVL Petroleum Product pipeline miles in Fairfax city, VA (county FIPS 51600) in the public NPMS summary snapshot dated 2026-07-16. The snapshot includes active assets only and excludes permanently abandoned assets. Exact pipeline locations and restricted NPMS GIS data are not included.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/NPMS_Active_Pipe_County_Mileage.xlsx>
- Source ID: `npms-public-summaries`
- SHA-256: `a8d93d67c86e22d7ef0eee8b42b4f42497aacac846573136ee405f6a176760b8`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T16:36:46.205Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-7745919979bae71bf6adeced`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "51600",
  "stateFips": "51",
  "state": "VA",
  "county": "Fairfax city",
  "region": "Fairfax city, VA",
  "operator": {
    "id": "2552",
    "name": "COLONIAL PIPELINE CO"
  },
  "commodity": "Non-HVL Petroleum Product",
  "mileage": 1.78922159,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 14756,
    "rowSha256": "96e32fea062bade064c1ca5f1c7db23807ea6acf251e130297c54ff92aed0835"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "195.61"
  ],
  "caveat": "Public aggregate snapshot only. It is not a complete representation of exact pipeline locations, may be updated, and is not an agency finding about facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "COLONIAL PIPELINE CO"
}
```