<P> Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States . As of the 2010 census , the population was 437,994 . In 2015 , the population was estimated to be 452,745 . Although mostly suburban in character , it is the most populous city in Virginia and the 41st most populous city in the nation . Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay , Virginia Beach is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area . This area , known as `` America 's First Region '' , also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake , Hampton , Newport News , Norfolk , Portsmouth , and Suffolk , as well as other smaller cities , counties , and towns of Hampton Roads . </P>
where is virginia beach located on a map
on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay