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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach, Virginia
Independent city
City of Virginia Beach
Clockwise from top left: Oceanfront beaches; King Neptune statue; Town Center skyline; Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; Cape Henry Lighthouses
Clockwise from top left: Oceanfront beaches; King Neptune statue; Town Center skyline; Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; Cape Henry Lighthouses
Flag of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Flag
Official seal of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Seal
Nickname(s): "The Resort City", "Neptune City"
Motto: Landmarks of Our Nation's Beginning
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia is located in the US
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 36°51′02″N 75°58′40″W / 36.8506°N 75.9779°W / 36.8506; -75.9779
Country  United States of America
State  Virginia
County None (Independent city)
Incorporated (as town) 1906
Incorporated (as city) 1952
Government
 • Type Council-manager
 • Mayor Will Sessoms (R)
Area
 • Independent city 1,290 km2 (497 sq mi)
 • Land 640 km2 (249 sq mi)
 • Water 640 km2 (248 sq mi)
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Independent city 452,745 (41st)
 • Density 352/km2 (911/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,212,000
 • Metro 1,724,876 (37th)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 757
FIPS code 51-82000
GNIS feature ID 1500261
Website www.vbgov.com

Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 437,994. In 2015, the population was estimated to be 452,745. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city in Virginia and the 41st most populous city in the nation. Despite being larger, Virginia Beach is generally considered to be a suburb of Norfolk.

Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This area, known as "America's First Region", also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads.

Virginia Beach is a resort city with miles of beaches and hundreds of hotels, motels, and restaurants along its oceanfront. Every year the city hosts the East Coast Surfing Championships as well as the North American Sand Soccer Championship, a beach soccer tournament. It is also home to several state parks, several long-protected beach areas, three military bases, a number of large corporations, two universities, International headquarters and site of the television broadcast studios for Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Edgar Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment, and numerous historic sites. 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, on April 26, 1607.


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