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The Tidewater region of Virginia is a term used to refer to the eastern portion of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States)

Four of the constituent U.S. state of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia....
 of Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. The term "Tidewater" may be correctly applied to all portions of Virginia where the water level is affected by the tides. In general, this is most of the land east of I-95
Interstate 95 in Virginia

In the U.S. state of Virginia, Interstate 95 runs through the state. It runs concurrently for with Interstate 64 in Richmond, Virginia, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85 in Petersburg, Virginia....
, which runs between major cities along the fall line
Fall line

In geomorphology, a fall line marks the area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet. Technically, a fall line is an unconformity. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls....
, and north of U.S. 460
U.S. Route 460

U.S. Route 460 is a spur of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles from Norfolk, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View, Virginia to Frankfort, Kentucky at U.S....
. It includes Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. Hampton Roads is notable for its year-round ice-free harbor, for United States Navy, U.S....
, the rest of the Virginia Peninsula
Virginia Peninsula

The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River , James River , Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay.Hampton Roads is the common name for the metropolitan area that surrounds the body of water of the same name....
, the Middle Peninsula
Middle Peninsula

The Middle Peninsula is, as its name implies, the middle of three major peninsulas on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, between the Northern Neck and the Virginia Peninsula....
, the Northern Neck
Northern Neck

The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This peninsula is bounded by the Potomac River on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south....
, and the Eastern Shore
Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore refers to many places, including:* Eastern Shore of Maryland* Eastern Shore of Virginia* Eastern Shore * Eastern Shore ...
. Most people of the southeastern area of Virginia refer to Tidewater as the areas of Va.Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, James City County, Yorktown, Poquoson, Williamsburg , Gloucester.






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The Tidewater region of Virginia is a term used to refer to the eastern portion of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States)

Four of the constituent U.S. state of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia....
 of Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
. The term "Tidewater" may be correctly applied to all portions of Virginia where the water level is affected by the tides. In general, this is most of the land east of I-95
Interstate 95 in Virginia

In the U.S. state of Virginia, Interstate 95 runs through the state. It runs concurrently for with Interstate 64 in Richmond, Virginia, and meets the northern terminus of Interstate 85 in Petersburg, Virginia....
, which runs between major cities along the fall line
Fall line

In geomorphology, a fall line marks the area where an upland region and a coastal plain meet. Technically, a fall line is an unconformity. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls....
, and north of U.S. 460
U.S. Route 460

U.S. Route 460 is a spur of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles from Norfolk, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View, Virginia to Frankfort, Kentucky at U.S....
. It includes Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the region of land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. Hampton Roads is notable for its year-round ice-free harbor, for United States Navy, U.S....
, the rest of the Virginia Peninsula
Virginia Peninsula

The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River , James River , Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay.Hampton Roads is the common name for the metropolitan area that surrounds the body of water of the same name....
, the Middle Peninsula
Middle Peninsula

The Middle Peninsula is, as its name implies, the middle of three major peninsulas on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, between the Northern Neck and the Virginia Peninsula....
, the Northern Neck
Northern Neck

The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This peninsula is bounded by the Potomac River on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south....
, and the Eastern Shore
Eastern Shore

Eastern Shore refers to many places, including:* Eastern Shore of Maryland* Eastern Shore of Virginia* Eastern Shore * Eastern Shore ...
. Most people of the southeastern area of Virginia refer to Tidewater as the areas of Va.Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, James City County, Yorktown, Poquoson, Williamsburg , Gloucester. this is the 27th largest metro area in the US.