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 1,658,754.^[1]

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.

The Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA within Virginia and North Carolina.

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^[2]:

• 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

[edit] References

[edit] See also

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