List of Cities in Virginia

This is a complete list of cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

Since 1871, all cities in Virginia have been independent cities, which are administratively independent of any county. As of 2012, there are 39 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. Many towns are as large as cities, but are not incorporated as cities and are situated within a parent county or counties. For a complete list of these towns, see List of towns in Virginia. For major unincorporated population centers, see List of unincorporated towns in Virginia.


Pop.
rank		 Independent City Population
in 2010
1 Virginia Beach 437,994
2 Norfolk 242,803
3 Chesapeake 222,209
4 Richmond 204,214
5 Newport News 180,719
6 Alexandria 139,966
7 Hampton 137,436
8 Roanoke 97,032
9 Portsmouth 95,535
10 Suffolk 84,585
11 Lynchburg 75,568
12 Harrisonburg 48,914
13 Charlottesville 43,475
14 Danville 43,055
15 Manassas 37,821
16 Petersburg 32,420
17 Winchester 26,203
18 Salem 24,802
19 Fredericksburg 24,286
20 Staunton 23,746
21 Hopewell 22,591
22 Fairfax 22,565
23 Waynesboro 21,006
24 Bristol 17,835
25 Colonial Heights 17,411
26 Radford 16,408
27 Manassas Park 14,273
28 Williamsburg 14,068
29 Martinsville 13,821
30 Falls Church 12,332
31 Poquoson 12,150
32 Franklin 8,582
33 Galax 7,042
34 Lexington 7,042
35 Buena Vista 6,650
36 Bedford 6,222
37 Covington 5,961
38 Emporia 5,927
39 Norton 3,958

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