Parking in Alexandria

Information about parking in the City of Alexandria, including parking options, enforcement, districts and permits.
Page updated on August 28, 2023 at 4:18 PM
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Where to Park in Alexandria: Interactive Map

Information and maps about parking including residential parking districts, parking restrictions, and meter and pay-by-phone zones.  

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Pay-by-Phone at Meters in Alexandria

The City’s ParkMobile service provides the ability to make payments via a smartphone app or toll-free phone number and is an alternative to the pay station kiosks on each block.

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Parking Tickets

Parking Enforcement officers regularly patrol to enforce regulations concerning the operation of vehicles as well as stopping, standing and parking on the City's streets. The City offers the option of paying parking citations online, by phone, by mail, or in person.

Latest Updates

  • New parking meters are coming to Alexandria early fall 2023. Simply enter your license plate number and pay using the kiosk or ParkMobile app. Customers can find more information and instructions on how to pay via the ParkMobile app here: Parking Pay-by-Phone | City of Alexandria, VA (alexandriava.gov)

  • The City-owned parking garages at Market Square, Courthouse & North Union Street are being updated with new technology that will allow for faster and more secure payment options to reduce exiting queues. Hourly pricing at these locations will be reduced to $2/hour from $2.50/hour since the new machines do not accept coins. 
  • Cheaper parking options nights/weekends at Courthouse Garage and higher hourly rates on select residential blocks. Please visit the Parking in Old Town and Residential Pay by Phone webpages for more information about these parking initiatives to mitigate parking demand on residential streets.  
  • Free Guest and Visitor parking permits are available online for Residential Permit Parking Districts. Print permits at home for stays of 1 to 7 days
  • Request Temporary Reserved On-street Parking  Learn more about how to request parking for moving, construction equipment, weddings, funerals, etc. through the City's Permits Office using APEX
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Parking Studies and Projects

The City has conducted a variety of studies in order to identify ways to make parking in Alexandria more convenient and consistent.
A City employee retrieves a vehicle's keys at the impound lot.

Vehicle Impound

The City's vehicle impound section is responsible for the storage and disposal of all vehicles impounded by the City. The Impound Facility processes approximately 3,000 vehicles per year. Vehicles not claimed by the owners may be either auctioned by the City or disposed of through a junk car program that is administered by the State of Virginia.

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