Rich in history, brimming with natural resources and full of economic, cultural and recreational opportunity, Hampton Roads is a diverse, friendly and easy-to-know community comprised of nine cities and two counties. Within this beautiful region, where all four seasons take their place on the weather map, any lifestyle is possible. Hampton Roads is the nation’s 27th largest metropolitan area and includes Virginia's fastest growing city (Chesapeake), its most populous (Virginia Beach) and its largest (Suffolk). Situated in southeastern Virginia where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton Roads is divided between the Peninsula and the Southside.

Southside City Web Sites:   Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk . Peninsula City Web Sites:  York County, Williamsburg, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and James City County