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Virginia Living’s Five Regions: At a Glance
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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