Is Falls Church, Virginia, according to Amazon.com. The title means residents of Falls Church, located a hop and a skip through gridlocked traffic from Washington, DC, placed more Amazon orders of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" per capita than any other town in America.
"We are honored to win the Harry-est Town in America title," said Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner. "Our small-town community places great importance on education and reading, and it's no surprise that we have a wealth of Harry Potter fans of all ages." Gardner also thanked Amazon for a $5,000 gift certificate the online retailer donated to the city's Mary Riley Styles Public Library Foundation.
What does the Harry-est title really mean? Well, of course it's all part of the fun, biz PR and madness surrounding this weekend's release of J.K. Rowling's latest (and last Potter) money minting creation. Since Falls Church was joined by two Northern Virginia neighbors, Fairfax and Vienna, in the top five ... one might surmise that the traffic nightmare that NOVA presents each day (I live here, it's worse than rolling naked in poison ivy), is the key driver in decisions to purchase online. Why jump in the family wagon and spend 30 minutes driving three miles to the local 'brick' bookstore to pre-order, when you can 'click' your way to Harry madness, and let Amazon ship to your door? The Harry-est state is D.C., so I rest my case.
How does your town rate with Amazon on the Harry-est scale? Go here to find out. And remember, you must order at Amazon.com by Tuesday, July 17 at 12:00 p.m. EDT using standard shipping or better (including Amazon Prime), for guaranteed delivery of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on its release date of Saturday, July 21, to all addresses within the lower 48 states.
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