Virginia Beach is the most populous city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in southeastern Virginia. The city serves as a principal city within the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, which has a population exceeding 1.8 million inhabitants.
According to the 2020 census, Virginia Beach had a population of 459,470. It ranks as the sixth-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic region and the ninth-most populous in the Southeast. Nationally, it is the 43rd-most populous city in the United States.