Map of Virginia Beach, United States

Virginia Beach is a city in Virginia, United States, with a population of about 454,808. It lies at 36.8529°N, 75.9780°W, about 3 m above sea level. Virginia Beach is about 245 km (152 mi) southeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Norfolk, 27 km to the west.

Virginia Beach at a glance

Where is Virginia Beach?

• The 49th largest city in United States by recorded population.
• The largest city in Virginia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 38 min on the shortest day to 14 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Virginia Beach

• Norfolk — 27 km west
• Portsmouth — 29 km west
• Portsmouth Heights — 35 km west
• East Hampton — 38 km northwest
• Newport News — 43 km west
• Suffolk — 56 km west
• Mechanicsville — 149 km northwest
• Richmond — 153 km northwest
• Tuckahoe — 162 km northwest
• Greenville — 186 km southwest

Largest cities in Virginia

• Norfolk — 238,005
• Richmond — 226,610
• Arlington — 207,627
• Newport News — 186,247
• Alexandria — 159,467
• East Hampton — 147,993
• Roanoke — 100,011
• Portsmouth Heights — 99,049
• Portsmouth — 96,201
• Suffolk — 88,161

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.