Virginia: cities and towns by population
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James Burfield , SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated
18 September 2026 · GeoNames
The largest of Virginia's 451 recorded places, ranked by population — 5,722,167 people across the state's towns and cities.
The essentials
Virginia Beach is the largest place we record in Virginia, with 454,808 residents. The three largest together hold 16% of the 5,722,167 people counted across the state's recorded towns and cities. That total sums listed places rather than measuring the state itself, so treat it as coverage, never as an official population.
All 451 places, ranked
Figures are the latest available in
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are
UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such.
Sources & method .
# Place Population 1 Virginia Beach 454,808 2 Norfolk 238,005 3 Chesapeake 235,429 4 Richmond 226,610 5 Arlington 207,627 6 Newport News 186,247 7 Alexandria 159,467 8 East Hampton 147,993 9 Hampton 137,148 10 Roanoke 100,011 11 Portsmouth Heights 99,049 12 Portsmouth 96,201 13 Suffolk 88,161 14 South Suffolk 80,690 15 Lynchburg 79,812 16 Centreville 71,135 17 Dale City 65,969 18 West Lynchburg 65,517 19 Reston 58,404 20 Harrisonburg 52,538 21 Leesburg 51,209 22 McLean 48,115 23 Charlottesville 46,597 24 Tuckahoe 44,990 25 Blacksburg 44,215 26 Ashburn 43,511 27 Danville 42,082 28 Manassas 41,764 29 Lake Ridge 41,058 30 Burke 41,055 31 Annandale 41,008 32 Mechanicsville 36,348 33 Linton Hall 35,725 34 Oakton 34,166 35 Oak Hill 33,811 36 Petersburg 32,477 37 Springfield 30,484 38 West Falls Church 29,207 39 Fredericksburg 28,118 40 Sterling 27,822 41 Winchester 27,284 42 Salem 25,432 43 Cave Spring 24,922 44 Short Pump 24,729 45 Herndon 24,568 46 Staunton 24,416 47 South Riding 24,256 48 Fairfax 24,013 49 Baileys Crossroads 23,643 50 Chantilly 23,039 51 Lincolnia 22,855 52 West Springfield 22,460 53 Hopewell 22,378 54 Christiansburg 21,943 55 Waynesboro 21,491 56 Chester 20,987 57 Woodlawn 20,804 58 Rose Hill 20,226 59 Tysons 19,627 60 Montclair 19,570 61 Lorton 18,610 62 Midlothian 18,320 63 Meadowbrook 18,312 64 Franconia 18,245 65 Colonial Heights 17,820 66 Culpeper 17,557 67 Radford 17,403 68 Idylwood 17,288 69 Bristol 17,141 70 Laurel 16,713 71 Vienna 16,522 72 Bon Air 16,366 73 Buckhall 16,293 74 Sudley 16,203 75 Wolf Trap 16,131 76 Fort Hunt 16,045 77 Cherry Hill 16,000 78 Hybla Valley 15,801 79 Manassas Park 15,726 80 Highland Springs 15,711 81 Great Falls 15,427 82 Merrifield 15,212 83 Front Royal 15,070 84 Williamsburg 15,052 85 Bull Run 14,983 86 East Highland Park 14,796 87 Glen Allen 14,774 88 Hollins 14,673 89 Groveton 14,598 90 Falls Church 13,892 91 Martinsville 13,645 92 Kings Park West 13,390 93 Brandermill 13,173 94 Newington 12,943 95 Mount Vernon 12,416 96 Broadlands 12,313 97 Timberlake 12,183 98 Poquoson 12,059 99 Fairfax Station 12,030 100 Dranesville 11,921 101 Lakeside 11,849 102 Sugarland Run 11,799 103 Gainesville 11,481 104 Madison Heights 11,285 105 Huntington 11,267 106 Lowes Island 10,756 107 Countryside 10,072 108 Lake Monticello 9,920 109 Warrenton 9,897 110 Fort Lee 9,874 111 Brambleton 9,845 112 Wyndham 9,785 113 Rosslyn 9,599 114 Lake Barcroft 9,558 115 Gloucester Point 9,402 116 Seven Corners 9,255 117 Stuarts Draft 9,235 118 Purcellville 9,232 119 Forest 9,106 120 Bristow 8,910 121 Pulaski 8,890 122 Dunn Loring 8,803 123 Franklin 8,490 124 Woodburn 8,480 125 Floris 8,375 126 Smithfield 8,364 127 Vinton 8,231 128 Triangle 8,188 129 Farmville 8,169 130 Greenbriar 8,166 131 Abingdon 8,119 132 New Baltimore 8,119 133 Wytheville 8,115 134 West Gate 8,046 135 Montrose 7,993 136 South Boston 7,976 137 Dumbarton 7,879 138 Hollymead 7,690 139 Sandston 7,571 140 Yorkshire 7,541 141 Fort Lee 7,520 142 Ashland 7,503 143 Fishersville 7,462 144 Independent Hill 7,419 145 Collinsville 7,335 146 Woodlake 7,319 147 North Springfield 7,274 148 Lexington 7,262 149 Lake of the Woods 7,177 150 Mantua 7,135 151 Fort Belvoir 7,100 152 Galax 6,914 153 Laurel Hill 6,855 154 Aquia Harbour 6,727 155 Ettrick 6,682 156 Buena Vista 6,618 157 Strasburg 6,586 158 Bedford 6,561 159 Belle Haven 6,518 160 Bellwood 6,352 161 Pimmit Hills 6,094 162 Belmont 5,966 163 Marion 5,957 164 Bridgewater 5,889 165 Bensley 5,819 166 Covington 5,658 167 Big Stone Gap 5,614 168 Potomac Mills 5,614 169 Crozet 5,565 170 Richlands 5,504 171 Emporia 5,496 172 Chamberlayne 5,456 173 Bluefield 5,279 174 Woodstock 5,248 175 Dumfries 5,217 176 Orange 4,947 177 Massanetta Springs 4,833 178 Luray 4,828 179 Rocky Mount 4,799 180 Dulles Town Center 4,601 181 Carrollton 4,574 182 South Hill 4,527 183 King George 4,457 184 Bealeton 4,435 185 Tazewell 4,421 186 Kings Park 4,333 187 Stafford 4,320 188 Berryville 4,300 189 Falmouth 4,274 190 Spotsylvania Courthouse 4,239 191 Verona 4,239 192 Woodbridge 4,055 193 Mount Hermon 3,966 194 Norton 3,939 195 Hayfield 3,909 196 Chesterfield Court House 3,808 197 Broadway 3,807 198 Clifton Forge 3,739 199 Loch Lomond 3,701 200 Loudoun Valley Estates 3,656
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