LIST OF U.S. METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS (MSA) IN VIRGINIA

a ' List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in Virginia' as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as of June, 2003.
''Note: Since a change to the Virginia Constitution in 1871, all cities in the Commonwealth of 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.''
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA

★ Giles County

★ Montgomery County

★ Pulaski County

★ City of Radford
Charlottesville, VA MSA

★ Albemarle County

★ Fluvanna County

★ Greene County

★ Nelson County

★ City of Charlottesville
Danville, VA MSA

★ Pittsylvania County

★ City of Danville
Harrisonburg, VA MSA

★ Rockingham County

★ City of Harrisonburg
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA (formed by merger of two MSAs in December 2003)

★ Hawkins County, Tennessee

★ Sullivan County, Tennessee

★ Scott County

★ Washington County

★ City of Bristol, Virginia
Lynchburg, VA MSA

★ Amherst County

★ Appomattox County

★ Bedford County

★ Campbell County

★ City of Bedford

★ City of Lynchburg
Richmond, VA MSA – also known as Richmond-Petersburg

★ Amelia County

★ Caroline County

★ Charles City County

★ Chesterfield County

★ Cumberland County

★ Dinwiddie County

★ Goochland County

★ Hanover County

★ Henrico County

★ King and Queen County

★ King William County

★ Louisa County

★ New Kent County

★ Powhatan County

★ Prince George County

★ Sussex County

★ City of Colonial Heights

★ City of Hopewell

★ City of Petersburg

★ City of Richmond
Roanoke, VA MSA

★ Botetourt County

★ Craig County

★ Franklin County

★ Roanoke County

★ City of Roanoke

★ City of Salem
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
(Virginia Portion: Hampton Roads)

★ Currituck County, North Carolina

★ Gloucester County

★ Isle of Wight

★ 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA
(Virginia Portion: Northern Virginia)

★ Arlington County

★ Clarke County

★ Fairfax County

★ Fauquier County

★ Loudoun County

★ Prince William County

★ Spotsylvania County

★ Stafford County

★ Warren County

★ City of Alexandria

★ City of Fairfax

★ City of Falls Church

★ City of Fredericksburg

★ City of Manassas

★ City of Manassas Park
Winchester, VA-WV MSA
(Virginia Portion)

★ Frederick County

★ City of Winchester