Virginia has 27 Navy bases: 14.5% of the US total of 186. That ranks #3 by count and #4 per person (0.31 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Navy, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.
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<iframe src="https://get-instamaps.com/embed/rankings/navy-bases/virginia" width="100%" height="440" style="border:2px solid #111" loading="lazy" title="Virginia navy bases map — InstaMaps"></iframe>| # | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALF Fentress Chesapke | Navy · 2,595 acres |
| 2 | Arlington Service Ctr | Navy · 19 acres |
| 3 | Cheatham Annex | Navy · 2,281 acres |
| 4 | Craney Island | Navy · 726 acres |
| 5 | Elizabeth Rvr Channel | Navy · 58 acres |
| 6 | Fire Fighters School | Navy · 12 acres |
| 7 | Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story | Navy · 3,765 acres |
| 8 | Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story - Wallops Island | Navy · 6,485 acres |
| 9 | Lafayette Rvr Complex | Navy · 20 acres |
| 10 | Naval Air Station Oceana | Navy · 5,323 acres |
| 11 | Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex | Navy · 1,970 acres |
| 12 | Naval Station Norfolk | Navy · 4,068 acres |
| 13 | Naval Suffolk Facility | Navy · 101 acres |
| 14 | Naval Support Facility Dahlgren | Navy · 2,677 acres |
| 15 | Naval Weapons Station Yorktown | Navy · 10,409 acres |
| 16 | NAVMEDCEN Portsmouth VA | Navy · 117 acres |
| 17 | NAVSUPPACT Hampton Roads VA | Navy · 793 acres |
| 18 | NAVSUPPACT Norfolk NSY | Navy · 466 acres |
| 19 | NNSY Scott Center | Navy · 63 acres |
| 20 | NNSY South Gate | Navy · 94 acres |
| 21 | NNSY St Helena | Navy · 12 acres |
| 22 | Northwest Chesapeake VA | Navy · 3,674 acres |
| 23 | Paradise Creek North | Navy · 98 acres |
| 24 | Pumpkin Neck | Navy · 1,633 acres |
| 25 | SDA Area | Navy · 90 acres |
| 26 | St Juliens Creek East | Navy · 300 acres |
| 27 | Yorktown Fuel Depot | Navy · 146 acres |
Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.
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