Our Regions

For Best of Virginia, our Made in Virginia Awards, and more, we divide the Commonwealth into five regions. See below for a breakdown of the counties and cities included in each region.

Central

Counties

Albemarle
Amelia
Amherst
Appomattox
Bedford
Brunswick
Buckingham
Campbell
Caroline
Charlotte
Chesterfield
Culpeper
Cumberland
Dinwiddie
Fluvanna
Goochland
Greene
Greensville
Halifax
Hanover
Henrico
Louisa
Lunenburg
Madison
Mecklenburg
Nelson
Nottoway
Orange
Pittsylvania
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Rappahannock
Spotsylvania

Independent Cities

Bedford
Charlottesville
Colonial Heights
Danville
Emporia
Fredericksburg
Hopewell
Lynchburg
Petersburg
Richmond


Eastern

Counties

Accomack
Charles City
Essex
Gloucester
Isle of Wight
James City
King and Queen
King George
King William
Lancaster
Mathews
Middlesex
New Kent
Northampton
Northumberland
Prince George
Richmond
Southampton
Surry
Sussex
Westmoreland
York

Independent Cities

Chesapeake
Franklin
Hampton
Newport News
Norfolk
Poquoson
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Virginia Beach
Williamsburg

Northern

Counties

Arlington
Fairfax

Fauquier

Loudoun
Prince William
Stafford

Independent Cities

Alexandria
Fairfax
Falls Church
Manassas
Manassas Park


Shenandoah Valley

Counties

Alleghany
Augusta
Bath
Botetourt
Clarke
Craig
Frederick
Highland
Page
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Warren

Independent Cities

Buena Vista
Covington
Harrisonburg
Lexington
Staunton
Waynesboro
Winchester


Southwest

Counties

Bland
Buchanan
Carroll
Dickenson
Floyd
Franklin
Giles
Grayson
Henry
Lee
Montgomery
Patrick
Pulaski
Roanoke
Russell
Scott
Smyth
Tazewell
Washington
Wise
Wythe

Independent Cities

Bristol
Galax
Martinsville
Norton
Radford
Roanoke
Salem

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