The Hampton Roads MSA

A handy guide to the 16 cities and counties of the
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 

Cities and Counties

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The City of Chesapeake

Population: 242,617
Area: 351 square miles     

Economic Development

Steven Wright, Director
676 Independence Parkway, Suite 200 Chesapeake, VA 23320
(757) 382-8040
scwright@chesapeakeva.biz

WEBSITE

currituck

Currituck County, NC

Population: 28,100 
Area: 527 square miles     

Economic Development

Larry Lombardi, Director
153 Courthouse Road, Currituck, NC 27929 
(252) 232-6015 
larry@thinkcurrituck.com

WEBSITE

gates county

Gates County, NC

Population: 10,478 
Area: 346 square miles     



Economic Development

 
200 Court Street 
Gatesville, NC 27938  

(252) 357-2411

WEBSITE

gloucester

Gloucester County

Population: 37,348
Area: 288 square miles     

 

Economic Development

Sherry Spring, Director
6467 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061 

(804) 693-1414 
sspring@gloucesterva.info

WEBSITE

hampton

City of Hampton

Population: 137,436
Area: 136 square miles     



 

Economic Development

Charles “Chuck” Rigney, Director
One Franklin Street, Suite 600
Hampton, VA 23669

(757) 728-5165
(757)727-6237
chuck.rigney@hampton.gov

WEBSITE

isle of wight

Isle of Wight County

Population: 37,725
Area: 136 square miles     



Economic Development

Chris Morello, Director
17146 Monument Circle, Isle of Wight, VA 23397 
(757) 356-1969
cmorello@iwus.net

WEBSITE

james city

James City County

Population: 76,484
Area: 142 square miles  

Economic Development

Christopher Johnson, Director
101 Mounts Bay Road - Building D
Williamsburg, VA 23185

(757) 253-6690 
christopher.johnson@jamescitycountyva.gov

WEBSITE

mathews county

Mathews County

Population: 8,834 
Area: 86 square miles   

Liberty Square Government Complex 
10644 Buckley Hall Road
Mathews, VA 23109

WEBSITE

newport news

City of Newport News

Population: 182,385 
Area: 119.6 square miles    

Economic Development

Matt Johnson, Development Manager
johnsonme@nnva.gov

Florence G. Kingston, Director of Development
2400 Washington Ave., 3rd Floor
Newport News, VA 23607

(757) 926-8428
kingstonfg@nnva.gov

WEBSITE

norfolk

City of Norfolk

Population: 242,742 
Area: 96 square miles     

 

Economic Development

Jared Chalk, Director
999 Waterside Drive, Suite 2430
Norfolk, VA 23510

(757) 664-4338 
jared.chalk@norfolk.gov

WEBSITE

poqouson

City of Poquoson

Population: 12,090
Area: 79 square miles     

 

Economic Development

David Callis, Director
830 Poquoson Ave
Poquoson, VA 23662

(757) 868-3580 
david.callis@poquoson-va.gov

WEBSITE

portsmouth

City of Portsmouth

Population: 96,201
Area: 47 square miles     

 

Economic Development

Robert D. Moore, Director
200 High Street, Suite 200
Portsmouth, VA 23704

(757) 393-8832
robert.moore@portsmouthva.gov

WEBSITE

suffolk

City of Suffolk

Population: 94,960
Area: 430 square miles     

 

Economic Development

Gregory Byrd, Interim Director
442 W Washington Street, Suite 2017
Suffolk, VA 23434

(757) 514-4042
gbyrd@suffolkva.us

WEBSITE

virginia beach

City of Virginia Beach

Population: 449,974
Area: 497 square miles     



Economic Development

Taylor Adams, Director
4525 Main Street, Suite 700
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

(757) 385-6464
tadams@vbgov.com

WEBSITE

york county

City of Williamsburg

Population: 15,052
Area: 9.1 square miles  



Economic Development

Michele Mixner DeWitt, Director
401 Lafayette Street
Williamsburg, VA 23185

(757) 220-6120
mdewitt@williamsburgva.gov

WEBSITE

york county

York County

Population: 68,280
Area: 105 square miles  



Economic Development

James W. Noel, Jr., Director
224 Ballard Street
Yorktown, VA 23690

(757) 890-3317
jnoel@yorkcounty.gov

WEBSITE