Amazon IAD-50
Amazon IAD-50, mapped in OpenStreetMap under that name, sits at 21271 Smith Switch Road in Ashburn and opened in 2015, ranking among the earlier builds in the 55 listed United States facilities with a recorded opening year, 21 of which opened before it. Its footprint of 18,800 square meters places it 22nd of 82 mapped building outlines in Ashburn, behind the largest, Digital Loudoun Plaza. Amazon Web Services operates 270 facilities in total, 185 in the United States and 19 in Ashburn, where it ranks second among 19 operators by listing count; across the Northern Virginia market, with 131 listings among 350, it ranks first among 34 operators. The company's other listed sites nearby include Amazon IAD-78, IAD-114, IAD-115, IAD-169, IAD-179 and IAD-118, and it also has listings in Sterling, Manassas, Chantilly and New Albany, among 20 other cities in the country. Within 5 km of the facility there are 147 other listed sites, including 44 operated by Amazon Web Services itself, with the closest, Amazon IAD-60, just 0.15 km away. No status is recorded for the facility.
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- Operator
- Amazon Web Services
- Facility code
- IAD50
- Address
- 21271 Smith Switch Road
- City
- Ashburn
- Market
- Northern Virginia
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.02956, -77.45965
- Location accuracy
- Published location
- Facility type
- Hyperscaler
- Record level
- Building
- Building footprint
- 18,800 m² (mapped outline in OpenStreetMap)
- Opened
- 2015
Facilities within 5 km
| Facility | Operator | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon IAD-60 | Amazon Web Services | 0.15 km |
| Amazon IAD-71 | Amazon Web Services | 0.26 km |
| NTT Global Data Centers Ashburn VA2 Data Center | NTT Global Data Centers | 0.54 km |
| Amazon IAD-80 | Amazon Web Services | 0.65 km |
| Equinix Ashburn DC18 | Equinix | 0.65 km |
| Equinix DC17 | Equinix | 0.75 km |
| Amazon Web Services Datacenter Complex | Amazon Web Services | 0.78 km |
| Equinix Washington Dc DC3 | Equinix | 0.82 km |
| Amazon IAD-79 | Amazon Web Services | 0.84 km |
| Lumen Ashburn | Lumen | 0.84 km |
| NTT Global Data Centers Ashburn VA1 Data Center | NTT Global Data Centers | 0.86 km |
| Equinix Washington Dc DC16 | Equinix | 0.87 km |
Closest 12 of 147.
Other Amazon Web Services facilities
- Amazon IAD-78Ashburn, United States
- Amazon IAD-114Ashburn, United States
- Amazon IAD-115Ashburn, United States
- Amazon IAD-169Ashburn, United States
- Amazon IAD-179Ashburn, United States
- Amazon IAD-118Sterling, United States
Amazon Web Services: all 270 listed facilities
Sources for this record
| Source | Listed as | Link | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStreetMap | Amazon IAD-50 | OpenStreetMap record | 2026-09-26 |
Source data retrieved 2026-09-26. How the data is compiled