Virginia Beach, Virginia

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Typical abbreviation for Virginia Beach: Virginia Bch.

The coastal city of Virginia Beach is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Virginia Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Ontario has a community that is also named Virginia Beach.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Virginia Beach had a population of 425,257 people^<2> (or 99.71% of the total population of Virginia Beach City). The population of Virginia Beach represented 6.01% of the total of Virginia, making it the state's most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Virginia Beach had a population of 433,746 people. This is an increase of 2% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Virginia Beach.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alantic City	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Aragona Village	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Cape Henry Village	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Chesapeake	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	220,111	10.51% increase
	Monticello Village	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Norfolk	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	234,220	---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Virginia Beach.

Websites for Virginia Beach

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The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Virginia Beach. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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