List of counties in Virginia
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The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties and 39 independent cities, which are considered county-equivalents for census purposes. Note that the map in this article, taken from the official United States Census Bureau site, includes Clifton Forge as an independent city. This reflected the political reality at the time of the 2000 Census. However, in 2001, Clifton Forge relinquished its city charter and reincorporated as a town in Alleghany County, as in Virginia, all municipalities incorporated as towns are included within counties. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871).
Many county seats are politically not a part of the counties they serve; under Virginia law, all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent cities and are not part of any county. Some of the cities in the Hampton Roads area (Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, and Suffolk) were formed from an entire county. These cities are no longer county seats, since the counties ceased to exist once the cities were completely formed, but are functionally equivalent to counties.
It is also worthy of note that there are several counties and cities which have the same name, but are separate politically. These currently include Bedford, Fairfax, Franklin, Richmond, and Roanoke, and in the past included Norfolk and Alexandria, whose counties changed their names, ostensibly to end some of the confusion. Similarity in their names does not necessarily mean that the current counties and cities which share names are close geographically. Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even further from the City of Franklin.
The map below may be clicked upon to go to any of the counties (or named Independent cities) shown.
List of 95 counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia (link shown under Fips County Code are for the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Info Page for that county):
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| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
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| Accomack County | 001 | Accomac | 1663 | ? | Native American for across the water place | 38,305 | 455 sq mi (1,178 km²) |
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| Albemarle County | 003 | Charlottesville | 1744 | ? | Willem Anne van Keppel 2nd Earl of Albermale | 79,236 | 723 sq mi (1,873 km²) |
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| Alleghany County | 005 | Covington | 1822 | ? | Alleghany Mountains | 12,926 | 446 sq mi (1,155 km²) |
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| Amelia County | 007 | Amelia Court House | 1734 | ? | Princess Amelia Sophia | 11,400 | 357 sq mi (925 km²) |
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| Amherst County | 009 | Amherst | 1761 | ? | Jeffery Amherst | 31,894 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km²) |
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| Appomattox County | 011 | Appomattox | 1845 | ? | Appomattox River | 13,705 | 334 sq mi (865 km²) |
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| Arlington County | 013 | Arlington | 1801 | ? | Arlington Estate | 189,453 | 26 sq mi (67 km²) |
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| Augusta County | 015 | Staunton | 1745 | ? | Augusta of Saxe-Gotha | 65,615 | 972 sq mi (2,517 km²) |
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| Bath County | 017 | Warm Springs | 1790 | ? | Bath England | 5,048 | 532 sq mi (1,378 km²) |
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| Bedford County | 019 | Bedford | 1753 | ? | John Russell 4th Duke of Bedford | 60,371 | 755 sq mi (1,955 km²) |
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| Bland County | 021 | Bland | 1861 | ? | Richard Bland | 6,871 | 359 sq mi (930 km²) |
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| Botetourt County | 023 | Fincastle | 1796 | ? | Baron de Botetourt | 30,496 | 543 sq mi (1,406 km²) |
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| Brunswick County | 025 | Lawrenceville | 1732 | ? | Duchy of Brunswick-Luneberg | 18,419 | 566 sq mi (1,466 km²) |
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| Buchanan County | 027 | Grundy | 1858 | ? | James Buchanan | 26,978 | 504 sq mi (1,305 km²) |
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| Buckingham County | 029 | Buckingham | 1785 | ? | Duke of Buckingham or Buckingham County England | 15,623 | 581 sq mi (1,505 km²) |
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| Campbell County | 031 | Rustburg | 1782 | ? | William Campbell | 51,078 | 504 sq mi (1,305 km²) |
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| Caroline County | 033 | Bowling Green | 1728 | ? | Caroline of Ansbach | 22,121 | 533 sq mi (1,380 km²) |
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| Carroll County | 035 | Hillsville | 1842 | ? | Charles Carroll | 29,245 | 476 sq mi (1,233 km²) |
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| Charles City County | 037 | Charles City | 1634 | ? | Charles I of England | 6,926 | 182 sq mi (471 km²) |
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| Charlotte County | 039 | Charlotte Court House | 1765 | ? | Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz | 12,472 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km²) |
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| Chesterfield County | 041 | Chesterfield | 1749 | ? | Philip Dorner Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield | 259,903 | 426 sq mi (1,103 km²) |
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| Clarke County | 043 | Berryville | 1836 | ? | George Rogers Clarke | 12,652 | 177 sq mi (458 km²) |
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| Craig County | 045 | New Castle | 1851 | ? | Robert Craig | 5,091 | 330 sq mi (855 km²) |
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| Culpeper County | 047 | Culpeper | 1748 | ? | Thomas Colepeper | 34,262 | 381 sq mi (987 km²) |
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| Cumberland County | 049 | Cumberland | 1749 | ? | Prince William Augustus Duke of Cumberland | 9,017 | 298 sq mi (772 km²) |
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| Dickenson County | 051 | Clintwood | 1880 | ? | William J. Dickinson | 16,395 | 333 sq mi (862 km²) |
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| Dinwiddie County | 053 | Dinwiddie | 1752 | ? | Robert Dinwiddie | 24,533 | 504 sq mi (1,305 km²) |
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| Essex County | 055 | Tappahannock | 1692 | ? | Essex County England | 9,989 | 258 sq mi (668 km²) |
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| Fairfax County | 057 | Fairfax | 1742 | ? | Thomas Fairfax | 969,749 | 396 sq mi (1,026 km²) |
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| Fauquier County | 059 | Warrenton | 1759 | ? | Francis Faquier | 55,139 | 650 sq mi (1,683 km²) |
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| Floyd County | 061 | Floyd | 1831 | ? | John Floyd | 13,874 | 382 sq mi (989 km²) |
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| Fluvanna County | 063 | Palmyra | 1777 | ? | James River | 20,047 | 287 sq mi (743 km²) |
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| Franklin County | 065 | Rocky Mount | 1785 | ? | Benjamin Franklin | 47,286 | 692 sq mi (1,792 km²) |
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| Frederick County | 067 | Winchester | 1743 | ? | Frederick Prince of Whales | 59,209 | 415 sq mi (1,075 km²) |
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| Giles County | 069 | Pearisburg | 1806 | ? | William Branch Giles | 16,657 | 358 sq mi (927 km²) |
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| Gloucester County | 071 | Gloucester | 1651 | ? | Gloucester County England or Duke of Gloucester | 34,780 | 217 sq mi (562 km²) |
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| Goochland County | 073 | Goochland | 1727 | ? | William Gooch | 16,863 | 284 sq mi (736 km²) |
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| Grayson County | 075 | Independence | 1793 | ? | William Grayson | 17,917 | 443 sq mi (1,147 km²) |
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| Greene County | 077 | Stanardsville | 1838 | ? | Nathanael Greene | 15,244 | 157 sq mi (407 km²) |
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| Greensville County | 079 | Emporia | 1780 | ? | Nathanael Greene or Richard Greenville | 11,560 | 296 sq mi (767 km²) |
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| Halifax County | 081 | Halifax | 1752 | ? | George Montague-Dunk 2nd Earl of Halifax | 37,355 | 814 sq mi (2,108 km²) |
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| Hanover County | 083 | Hanover | 1720 | ? | Electrocate of Hanover | 86,320 | 473 sq mi (1,225 km²) |
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| Henrico County | 085 | Richmond | 1634 | ? | Henry Prince of Wales | 262,300 | 238 sq mi (616 km²) |
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| Henry County | 087 | Martinsville | 1777 | ? | Patrick Henry | 57,930 | 382 sq mi (989 km²) |
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| Highland County | 089 | Monterey | 1847 | ? | mountains within the county | 2,536 | 416 sq mi (1,077 km²) |
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| Isle of Wight County | 091 | Isle of Wight | 1634 | ? | Isle of Write | 29,728 | 316 sq mi (818 km²) |
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| James City County | 093 | Williamsburg | 1634 | ? | James I of England | 48,102 | 143 sq mi (370 km²) |
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| King and Queen County | 095 | King and Queen Court House | 1691 | ? | King William, Queen Mary | 6,630 | 316 sq mi (818 km²) |
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| King George County | 097 | King George | 1721 | ? | George I of Great Britain | 16,803 | 180 sq mi (466 km²) |
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| King William County | 099 | King William | 1702 | ? | William III of England | 13,146 | 275 sq mi (712 km²) |
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| Lancaster County | 101 | Lancaster | 1651 | ? | Lancaster England | 11,567 | 133 sq mi (344 km²) |
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| Lee County | 103 | Jonesville | 1793 | ? | Light Horse Harry Lee | 23,589 | 437 sq mi (1,132 km²) |
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| Loudoun County | 105 | Leesburg | 1757 | ? | John Campbell 4th Earl of Loudoun | 169,599 | 520 sq mi (1,347 km²) |
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| Louisa County | 107 | Louisa | 1742 | ? | Princess Louisa | 25,627 | 498 sq mi (1,290 km²) |
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| Lunenburg County | 109 | Lunenburg | 1746 | ? | Duchy of Brunswick-Luneberg | 13,146 | 432 sq mi (1,119 km²) |
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| Madison County | 111 | Madison | 1793 | ? | James Madison | 12,520 | 322 sq mi (834 km²) |
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| Mathews County | 113 | Mathews | 1791 | ? | Thomas Mathews | 9,207 | 86 sq mi (223 km²) |
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| Mecklenburg County | 115 | Boydton | 1765 | ? | Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz | 32,380 | 624 sq mi (1,616 km²) |
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| Middlesex County | 117 | Saluda | 1673 | ? | Middlesex County England | 9,932 | 130 sq mi (337 km²) |
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| Montgomery County | 119 | Christiansburg | 1777 | ? | Richard Montgomery | 83,629 | 388 sq mi (1,005 km²) |
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| Nelson County | 121 | Lovingston | 1808 | ? | Thomas Nelson Jr. | 14,445 | 472 sq mi (1,222 km²) |
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| New Kent County | 123 | New Kent | 1654 | ? | Kent County Endland or Kent Island | 13,462 | 210 sq mi (544 km²) |
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| Northampton County | 125 | Eastville | 1634 | ? | Northampton County England | 13,093 | 207 sq mi (536 km²) |
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| Northumberland County | 127 | Heathsville | 1648 | ? | Nothumberland County England | 12,259 | 192 sq mi (497 km²) |
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| Nottoway County | 129 | Nottoway | 1789 | ? | Nodawa Native Americans | 15,725 | 315 sq mi (816 km²) |
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| Orange County | 131 | Orange | 1734 | ? | William III of England | 25,881 | 342 sq mi (886 km²) |
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| Page County | 133 | Luray | 1831 | ? | John Page | 23,177 | 311 sq mi (805 km²) |
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| Patrick County | 135 | Stuart | 1791 | ? | Patrick Henry | 19,407 | 483 sq mi (1,251 km²) |
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| Pittsylvania County | 137 | Chatham | 1767 | ? | William Pitt | 61,745 | 971 sq mi (2,515 km²) |
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| Powhatan County | 139 | Powhatan | 1777 | ? | Powhatan | 22,377 | 261 sq mi (676 km²) |
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| Prince Edward County | 141 | Farmville | 1754 | ? | Prince Edward Augustus | 19,720 | 353 sq mi (914 km²) |
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| Prince George County | 143 | Prince George | 1703 | ? | Prince George of Denmark | 33,047 | 266 sq mi (689 km²) |
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| Prince William County | 145 | Manassas | 1731 | ? | Prince William Augustus | 280,813 | 338 sq mi (875 km²) |
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| Pulaski County | 147 | Pulaski | 1839 | ? | Kazimierz Pulaski | 35,127 | 321 sq mi (831 km²) |
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| Rappahannock County | 149 | Washington | 1833 | ? | Rappahannock River | 6,983 | 267 sq mi (692 km²) |
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| Richmond County | 151 | Warsaw | 1692 | ? | Duke of Richmond | 8,809 | 192 sq mi (497 km²) |
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| Roanoke County | 153 | Roanoke | 1838 | ? | Roanoke River | 85,778 | 251 sq mi (650 km²) |
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| Rockbridge County | 155 | Lexington | 1778 | ? | Natural Bridge | 20,808 | 600 sq mi (1,554 km²) |
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| Rockingham County | 157 | Harrisonburg | 1778 | ? | Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham | 67,725 | 851 sq mi (2,204 km²) |
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| Russell County | 159 | Lebanon | 1786 | ? | William Russell | 30,308 | 475 sq mi (1,230 km²) |
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| Scott County | 161 | Gate City | 1814 | ? | Winfield Scott | 23,403 | 537 sq mi (1,391 km²) |
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| Shenandoah County | 163 | Woodstock | 1772 | ? | Shenandoah River | 35,075 | 512 sq mi (1,326 km²) |
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| Smyth County | 165 | Marion | 1832 | ? | Alexander Smyth | 33,081 | 452 sq mi (1,171 km²) |
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| Southampton County | 167 | Courtland | 1749 | ? | Southampton England or Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton | 17,482 | 600 sq mi (1,554 km²) |
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| Spotsylvania County | 169 | Spotsylvania | 1721 | ? | Alexander Spotswood | 90,395 | 401 sq mi (1,039 km²) |
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| Stafford County | 171 | Stafford | 1664 | ? | Stafford England | 92,446 | 270 sq mi (699 km²) |
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| Surry County | 173 | Surry | 1652 | ? | Surrey County England | 6,829 | 279 sq mi (723 km²) |
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| Sussex County | 175 | Sussex | 1754 | ? | Sussex County England | 12,504 | 491 sq mi (1,272 km²) |
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| Tazewell County | 177 | Tazewell | 1800 | ? | Henry Tazewell | 44,598 | 520 sq mi (1,347 km²) |
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| Warren County | 179 | Front Royal | 1836 | ? | Joseph Warren | 31,584 | 214 sq mi (554 km²) |
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| Washington County | 181 | Abingdon | 1777 | ? | George Washington | 51,103 | 564 sq mi (1,461 km²) |
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| Westmoreland County | 183 | Montross | 1653 | ? | Westmoreland England | 16,718 | 229 sq mi (593 km²) |
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| Wise County | 185 | Wise | 1856 | ? | Henry Alexander Wise | 40,123 | 403 sq mi (1,044 km²) |
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| Wythe County | 187 | Wytheville | 1790 | ? | George Wythe | 27,599 | 463 sq mi (1,199 km²) |
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| York County | 189 | Yorktown | 1634 | ? | Duke of York | 56,297 | 106 sq mi (275 km²) |
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| City of Alexandria | 510 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 128,283 | 15 sq mi (39 km²) |
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| City of Bedford | 520 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,299 | 7 sq mi (18 km²) |
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| City of Bristol | 530 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 17,367 | 12 sq mi (31 km²) |
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| City of Buena Vista | 540 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,349 | 7 sq mi (18 km²) |
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| City of Charlottesville | 550 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 45,049 | 10 sq mi (26 km²) |
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| City of Chesapeake | 560 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 199,184 | 341 sq mi (883 km²) |
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| City of Colonial Heights | 570 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 16,897 | 8 sq mi (21 km²) |
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| City of Covington | 580 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,303 | 4 sq mi (10 km²) |
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| City of Danville | 590 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 48,411 | 43 sq mi (111 km²) |
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| City of Emporia | 595 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 5,665 | 7 sq mi (18 km²) |
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| City of Fairfax | 600 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 21,498 | 6 sq mi (16 km²) |
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| City of Falls Church | 610 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 10,377 | 2 sq mi (5 km²) |
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| City of Franklin | 620 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 8,346 | 8 sq mi (21 km²) |
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| City of Fredericksburg | 630 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 19,279 | 10 sq mi (26 km²) |
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| City of Galax | 640 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,837 | 8 sq mi (21 km²) |
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| City of Hampton | 650 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 146,437 | 52 sq mi (135 km²) |
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| City of Harrisonburg | 660 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 40,468 | 18 sq mi (47 km²) |
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| City of Hopewell | 670 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 22,354 | 10 sq mi (26 km²) |
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| City of Lexington | 678 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 6,867 | 2 sq mi (5 km²) |
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| City of Lynchburg | 680 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 65,269 | 49 sq mi (127 km²) |
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| City of Manassas | 683 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 35,135 | 10 sq mi (26 km²) |
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| City of Manassas Park | 685 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 10,290 | 2 sq mi (5 km²) |
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| City of Martinsville | 690 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 15,416 | 11 sq mi (28 km²) |
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| City of Newport News | 700 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 180,150 | 68 sq mi (176 km²) |
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| City of Norfolk | 710 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 234,403 | 54 sq mi (140 km²) |
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| City of Norton | 720 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 3,904 | 7 sq mi (18 km²) |
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| City of Petersburg | 730 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 33,740 | 23 sq mi (60 km²) |
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| City of Poquoson | 735 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 11,566 | 16 sq mi (41 km²) |
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| City of Portsmouth | 740 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 100,565 | 33 sq mi (85 km²) |
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| City of Radford | 750 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 15,859 | 10 sq mi (26 km²) |
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| City of Richmond | 760 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 197,790 | 60 sq mi (155 km²) |
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| City of Roanoke | 770 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 94,911 | 43 sq mi (111 km²) |
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| City of Salem | 780 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 24,747 | 15 sq mi (39 km²) |
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| City of Staunton | 790 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 23,853 | 20 sq mi (52 km²) |
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| City of Suffolk | 800 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 63,677 | 400 sq mi (1,036 km²) |
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| City of Virginia Beach | 810 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 425,257 | 248 sq mi (642 km²) |
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| City of Waynesboro | 820 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 19,520 | 14 sq mi (36 km²) |
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| City of Williamsburg | 830 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 11,998 | 9 sq mi (23 km²) |
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| City of Winchester | 840 | N/A | ? | ? | ? | 23,585 | 9 sq mi (23 km²) |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA.gov. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
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