Virginia Beach city, Virginia
County seat: Virginia Beach · Population 453,737 (2025) · 245 sq mi
Virginia Beach city is the 3rd most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 453,737 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Virginia Beach. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Virginia Beach city facts
- County seat
- Virginia Beach
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 453,737 −1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 245 sq mi 80th largest of 133
- Water area
- 253 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,854 per sq mi
- Named after
- Virginia state of the United States of America
- Largest city
- Virginia Beach 453,737
- Median household income
- $92,968
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51810
Cities and towns in Virginia Beach city
Virginia Beach city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Virginia Beach city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach (county seat) | City | 453,737 |
ZIP codes in Virginia Beach city
12 ZIP codes reach into Virginia Beach city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23451
- 23452
- 23453
- 23454
- 23455
- 23456
- 23457
- 23459
- 23460
- 23461
- 23462 also Norfolk city
- 23464
Population of Virginia Beach city, 2020–2025
Virginia Beach city shrank by 5,680 people (−1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 6,317 more births than deaths and a net loss of 12,380 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 459,626 |
| 2021 | 458,644 |
| 2022 | 454,721 |
| 2023 | 453,402 |
| 2024 | 453,763 |
| 2025 | 453,737 |
Neighboring counties
- Chesapeake city southwest · 255,332 people
- Norfolk city northwest · 231,013 people
- Currituck County, North Carolina south · 33,158 people
- Northampton County north · 11,879 people
- Hampton city northwest · 137,315 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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