About Manchester
Manchester is a small unincorporated community in central Virginia.
Manchester holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.93 square miles.
📰 Manchester News Today
- Landon Hicks, Manchester , Wide Receiver 247Sports · Aug 17
- Virginia Henson Hinkle Obituary (2026) - Manchester, KY - Rominger Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 11
- Pappas Continues to Fight for Manchester VA Improvements Congressman Chris Pappas | (.gov) · Jun 25
- Virginia Louise Von Talge Obituary Apr 24, 2026 murdochfuneralhome.com · Apr 24
- VA secretary says upgrades in Manchester remain priority for White House WMUR · Jun 2
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Manchester Unique
- One of 21 places in the US named Manchester — 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.
- Easy reach of Richmond (5 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Manchester
📍 Beaufort Estates📍 Broad Rock Manor📍 Chesterfield Village📍 Fawnbrook📍 Glen Echo Place📍 Kragmont📍 Penn Acres📍 Pinehurts📍 Piney Knolls📍 Shannon Terrace📍 South Garden📍 Warwick Acres📍 Westover Gardens📍 Westover Heights📍 Worthington Farms
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Manchester
- Domoishi — sushi
- El Gallo Pinto — latin american
- Fu Wah Chinese Restaurant — chinese
- Happy Family — chinese
- Korean Garden — korean
- Papa Lou Pizza — pizza
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Sushi King — sushi
- Waffle House — american
- Yen Ching Chinese Restaurant — chinese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Manchester
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Manchester
- A.M. Davis Elementary
- Chesterfield Virtual School
- J.A. Chalkley Elementary
- Manchester Middle
- Providence Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.93 sq mi
Coordinates37.4891, -77.5439