Virginia Beach

About Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach (colloquially VB) is the most populous city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in southeastern Virginia. It is the sixth-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, ninth-most populous in the Southeast, and the 43rd-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 459,470 at the 2020 census. Virginia Beach is a principal city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, which has more than 1.8 million inhabitants and is the 37th-largest metropolitan area in the U.S.

Virginia Beach is a resort city with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. Near the point where the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean meet, Cape Henry was the site of the first landing of the English colonists who eventually settled in Jamestown; modern Virginia Beach was established in 1906. It is home to several state parks, protected beaches, and military bases. Batten University, Regent University, Christian Broadcasting Network, the U.S. headquarters of Stihl, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment are based in Virginia Beach. It also hosts the annual East Coast Surfing Championships and Neptune Festival.

The city is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having the longest pleasure beach in the world. It is located at the southern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel, which was the world's longest bridge–tunnel complex until the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge opened in 2018.

As of 2020, the city was the most representative locality of the state's income, race, and level of educational attainment.

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Virginia Beach weather: 7-day forecast

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Live webcams in Virginia Beach

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Living in Virginia Beach

Median household income

$92,968

Median home value

$382,500

Median rent

$1,714/mo

Median age

37.9

Map of Virginia Beach

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Virginia Beach, VA population

Virginia Beach had 459,470 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Virginia Beach at a glance

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, ZCTA), USGS GNIS, Wikidata.

Towns near Virginia Beach

• Norfolk15.5 mi NW
• Chesapeake16.6 mi SW
• Portsmouth19.4 mi W
• Moyock, NC20.8 mi S
• Hampton23.8 mi NW
• Poquoson28.5 mi NW
• South Mills, NC28.9 mi SW
• Carrollton29.4 mi W
• Coinjock, NC29.9 mi S
• Bethel Manor31.0 mi NW
• Camden, NC32.3 mi S
• Cape Charles32.6 mi N

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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