Virginia: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Metro and micro areas in Virginia, largest first

11 metro areas and 4 micro areas have counties in Virginia. 5 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area6,465,724 people
2. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metro Area1,797,213 people
3. Richmond, VA Metro Area1,389,338 people
4. Roanoke, VA Metro Area316,547 people
5. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area314,834 people
6. Lynchburg, VA Metro Area269,169 people
7. Charlottesville, VA Metro Area228,597 people
8. Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area181,616 people
9. Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area152,332 people
10. Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area140,155 people
11. Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metro Area129,692 people
12. Danville, VA Micro Area101,137 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Largest magisterial districts in Virginia

1. Providence District, Fairfax County132,006 people
2. Hunter Mill District, Fairfax County129,501 people
3. Springfield District, Fairfax County128,686 people
4. Dranesville District, Fairfax County128,130 people
5. Franconia District, Fairfax County128,060 people
6. Sully District, Fairfax County127,667 people
7. Mount Vernon District, Fairfax County126,560 people
8. Braddock District, Fairfax County125,302 people
9. Mason District, Fairfax County121,925 people
10. Blue Ridge District, Loudoun County93,941 people
11. Matoaca District, Chesterfield County82,548 people
12. Bermuda District, Chesterfield County77,400 people

All 355 magisterial districts in Virginia, by county

Tribal areas in Virginia, largest first

1. Chickahominy Tribal Designated Statistical Area3,800 people
2. Rappahannock Tribal Designated Statistical Area2,101 people
3. Eastern Chickahominy Tribal Designated Statistical Area368 people
4. Pamunkey (state) Reservation118 people
5. Mattaponi (state) Reservation48 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Fairfax County, Virginia1,167,873 people
2. Prince William County, Virginia502,966 people
3. Virginia Beach city, Virginia453,737 people
4. Loudoun County, Virginia449,749 people
5. Chesterfield County, Virginia397,148 people
6. Henrico County, Virginia342,775 people
7. Chesapeake city, Virginia255,332 people
8. Arlington County, Virginia243,931 people
9. Richmond city, Virginia237,257 people
10. Norfolk city, Virginia231,013 people
11. Newport News city, Virginia183,230 people
12. Stafford County, Virginia170,803 people

See all 133 counties and equivalents in Virginia, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Virginia Beach, Virginia (city)456,349 people
2. Chesapeake, Virginia (city)252,583 people
3. Arlington, Virginia (CDP)236,254 people
4. Norfolk, Virginia (city)233,596 people
5. Richmond, Virginia (city)229,359 people
6. Newport News, Virginia (city)184,216 people
7. Alexandria, Virginia (city)156,976 people
8. Hampton, Virginia (city)137,557 people
9. Suffolk, Virginia (city)98,796 people
10. Roanoke, Virginia (city)98,355 people
11. Portsmouth, Virginia (city)97,190 people
12. Lynchburg, Virginia (city)79,497 people

See all 700 cities, towns and communities in Virginia, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. ZIP 2219381,588 people
2. ZIP 2346475,061 people
3. ZIP 2219173,623 people
4. ZIP 2014767,692 people
5. ZIP 2332266,956 people
6. ZIP 2346266,151 people
7. ZIP 2255465,494 people
8. ZIP 2240765,425 people
9. ZIP 2014864,021 people
10. ZIP 2345661,911 people
11. ZIP 2203061,332 people
12. ZIP 2219259,794 people

See all 907 ZIP Code areas in Virginia, largest first

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