About Chester
Chester, VA is a small unincorporated community located in central Virginia.
Chester holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.16 square miles.
📰 Chester News Today
- Arlene Layne Stanton J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home · Aug 12
- Dangerous Chester railroad crossing gets major fix The Progress Index · Aug 14
- Gabriel Luis Alvarez Legacy obituary · Aug 10
- 10637 Pink Lilly Ln, Chester, VA 23831 realtor.com · Aug 6
- Royal Farms opens newest Virginia location in Chester VPM · Jul 28
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Chester Unique
- One of 19 places in the US named Chester — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Chester
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Chester
- Applebee's — american
- Bell Greek — greek
- Brocks Bar-B-Que — barbecue
- Crab du Jour — seafood
- Easy Street Grub n Pub — bar and grill
- El Patron Mexican Restaurant & Cantina — mexican
- Gino’s Pizza — pizza
- Hunan Garden — chinese
- Peking Chinese — chinese
- Pizza Hut — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chester
- Battery Dantzler Park reviews ★
- Dutch Gap Historical Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Castlewood reviews ★
- Chester Linear Park reviews ★
- Chester Park reviews ★
- Highland's Park reviews ★
- Howlett Line Park reviews ★
- Kiwanis Park reviews ★
- Lowe's Athletic Complex reviews ★
- Village Green reviews ★
- Ware Bottom Church Battlefield Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Chester
- C.C. Wells Elementary
- C.E. Curtis Elementary
- Carver College and Career Academy
- Carver Middle
- Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy
- Ecoff Elementary
- Elizabeth Davis Middle
- Elizabeth Scott Elementary
- Enon Elementary
- Harrowgate Elementary
- Thomas Dale High
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area13.16 sq mi
Coordinates37.3520, -77.4337