Richmond, Virginia is a city.
The Greater Richmond Region , also known as Richmond-Petersburg , the Richmond metropolitan area or Central Virginia , is a region and metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Virginia , centered on Richmond . Jackson Ward is a historically African-American neighborhood in Richmond , Virginia with a long tradition of African-American businesses . Richmond, Virginia . As of the 2010 census , the population was 204,214 ; in 2016 , the population was estimated to be 223,170 , the fourth-most populous city in Virginia . Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River , 44 mi west of Williamsburg , 66 mi east of Charlottesville , and 98 mi south of Washington , D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties , the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64 , and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288 .