Colonial Heights, Virginia

Colonial Heights
Independent city
Boulevard, in Colonial Heights, Virginia
Boulevard, in Colonial Heights, Virginia
Official seal of Colonial Heights
Seal
Location in the State of Virginia
Location in the State of Virginia
Coordinates: 37°14′38″N 77°24′38″W / 37.24389°N 77.41056°W / 37.24389; -77.41056
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNone (Independent city)
Incorporated (town)1926
Incorporated (city)1948
Government
 • MayorGreg Kochuba
Area
[1]
 • Independent city7.79 sq mi (20.19 km2)
 • Land7.52 sq mi (19.48 km2)
 • Water0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)  3.7%
Elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Independent city18,170
 • Density2,300/sq mi (900/km2)
 • Metro
1,314,434
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
23834
Area code804
FIPS code51-18448[2]
GNIS feature ID1496852[3]
Websitecolonialheightsva.gov

Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170.[4] The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights (along with the City of Petersburg) with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes.

Colonial Heights is located in the Tri-Cities area of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Colonial Heights city, Colonial Heights city, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.