Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
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Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia from space, July 1996.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of June, 2003. As of 2007 its population is estimated to be around 1.7 million people.

Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities and they are not legally located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia. Each MSA is listed by its counties, then cities, each in alphabetical order, and not by size.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA or more commonly known as the Hampton Roads Metropolitan area includes areas in Virginia and the State of North Carolina. The MSA consists of these locations in Virginia:

• Gloucester County
• Isle of Wight County
• James City County
• Mathews County
• Surry County
• York County
• City of Chesapeake
• City of Hampton
• City of Newport News
• City of Norfolk
• City of Poquoson
• City of Portsmouth
• City of Suffolk
• City of Virginia Beach
• City of Williamsburg

The MSA also includes the following location in North Carolina:

• Currituck County

See also

• List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in Virginia
• Hampton Roads
• South Hampton Roads
• Virginia Peninsula
• Middle Peninsula