Coordinates: 36°51′00″N 75°58′40″W / 36.85000°N 75.97778°WCoordinates: 36°51′00″N 75°58′40″W / 36.85000°N 75.97778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | None (Independent city) |
Metro | Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News |
Incorporated (as town) | 1906 |
Incorporated (as city) | 1952 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Mayor | Bobby Dyer (R) |
Area | |
• Independent city | 497.50 sq mi (1,288.52 km2) |
• Land | 244.72 sq mi (633.83 km2) |
• Water | 252.78 sq mi (654.69 km2) |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Independent city | 459,470 |
• Rank | US: 42nd VA: 1st |
• Density | 1,838.7/sq mi (709.93/km2) |
• Urban | 1,451,578 |
• Metro | 1,780,059 (37th) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 23450-23467, 23471, 23479 |
FIPS code | 51-82000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1500261 |
Primary Airports | Norfolk International Airport Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport |
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Virginia Beach is an American city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The city is in the South Hampton Roads area on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in Virginia. It is the 42nd largest city in the United States. There are people living there.