Tri-Cities, Virginia

Tri-Cities, Virginia

Part of Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area
Tri-Cities, Virginia Part of Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Downtown Petersburg
Map of Richmond MSA including Tri-Cities area	City of Richmond Greater Richmond Tri-Cities Area
	City of Richmond Greater Richmond Tri-Cities Area
Country	United States
Largest city	Richmond
Other cities	Petersburg; Hopewell; Colonial Heights;
Area
• Total	4,367 sq mi (11,310 km2)
Population
• Total	1,314,434
• Rank	44th-largest in the U.S.
GDP
• Total	$116.960 billion (2023)

The Tri-Cities of Virginia (also known as the Tri-City area or the Appomattox Basin) is an area in the Greater Richmond Region which includes the three independent cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and portions of the adjoining counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George in south-central Virginia. Other unincorporated communities located in the Tri-Cities area include Ettrick, Fort Gregg-Adams, and City Point, the latter formerly a historic incorporated town which was annexed to become part of the City of Hopewell.