Under the laws in effect in Virginia, all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent of any county. Of the 43 independent cities in the United States, 39 are in Virginia. The complete list of Virginia independent cities follows:

Albemarle County
Charlottesville
Crozet
Scottsville

Alexandria (city)
Alexandria
Wakefield

Alleghany County
Clifton Forge
Covington
Selma

Amherst County
Amherst
Madison
Madison Heights

Appomattox County
Appomattox

Arlington County
Arlington
Bon Air
Claremont

Augusta County
Fishersville
Stuarts Draft
Verona

Bedford County
Bedford
Forest
Radford

Bedford (city)
Bedford

Botetourt County
Blue Ridge
Cloverdale
Hollins

Bristol (city)
Bristol
Colonial Heights

Brunswick County
Alberta
Brodnax
Lawrenceville

Buchanan County
Buchanan
Grundy
Vansant

Buckingham County
Dillwyn

Buena Vista (city)
Buena Vista

Campbell County
Altavista
Rustburg
Timberlake

Caroline County
Bowling Green
Madison
Port Royal

Carroll County
Cana
Hillsville
Woodlawn

Charlotte County
Drakes Branch
Keysville
Roanoke

Charlottesville (city)
Charlottesville
Wakefield

Chesapeake (city)
Chesapeake
Cloverdale
South Hill

Chesterfield County
Bon Air
Chester
Ettrick

Clarke County
Berryville
Boyce

Colonial Heights (city
Colonial Heights
Woodlawn

Covington (city)
Covington
Fairlawn

Craig County
New Castle

Culpeper County
Culpeper
Salem

Cumberland County
Farmville
Hamilton
Madison

Danville (city)
Danville

Dickenson County
Clinchco
Clintwood
Haysi

Dinwiddie County
Fort Lee
Hamilton

Emporia (city)
Emporia

Essex County
Tappahannock

Fairfax County
Annandale
Burke
Reston

Fairfax (city)
Fairfax

Falls Church (city)
Falls Church

Fauquier County
Greenville
Hopewell
Warrenton

Floyd County
Floyd

Fluvanna County
Cloverdale
Scottsville
Weber City

Franklin County
Blue Ridge
Franklin
Rocky Mount

Franklin (city)
Franklin

Fredericksburg (city)
Fredericksburg

Galax (city)
Galax

Giles County
Narrows
Pearisburg
Pembroke

Gloucester County
Abingdon
Gloucester Point

Grayson County
Fries
Independence
Troutdale

Greene County
Stanardsville

Greensville County
Jarratt

Halifax County
Roanoke
South Boston
Staunton

Hampton (city)
Colonial Heights
Hallwood
Hampton

Hanover County
Ashland
Mechanicsville
Woodlawn

Harrisonburg (city)
Harrisonburg

Henrico County
Glen Allen
Highland Springs
Lakeside

Henry County
Collinsville
Martinsville
Stanleytown

Highland County
Monterey

Hopewell (city)
Arlington
Hopewell
Woodlawn

Isle of Wight County
Smithfield
Windsor

King George County
Dahlgren

King William County
West Point

King and Queen County
Buena Vista

Lancaster County
Irvington
Kilmarnock
White Stone

Lee County
Dryden
Pennington Gap
Rose Hill

Lexington (city)
Lexington

Loudoun County
Leesburg
Mechanicsville
Purcellville

Louisa County
Centreville
Gordonsville
Louisa

Lunenburg County
Kenbridge
Victoria

Lynchburg (city)
Lynchburg

Madison County
Madison

Manassas (city)
Manassas

Manassas Park (city)
Manassas Park

Martinsville (city)
Martinsville

Mathews County
Chesapeake

Mecklenburg County
Chase City
Clarksville
South Hill

Middlesex County
Urbanna
Woodstock

Montgomery County
Blacksburg
Christiansburg
Shawsville

Newport News (city)
Lakeside
Newport News

Norfolk (city)
Colonial Heights
Norfolk

Northampton County
Arlington
Belle Haven
Chesapeake

Northumberland County
Kilmarnock

Norton (city)
Norton

Nottoway County
Blackstone
Burkeville
Crewe

Orange County
Gordonsville
Madison
Orange

Patrick County
Blue Ridge
Patrick Springs
Stuart

Petersburg (city)
Petersburg
Pocahontas

Pittsylvania County
Chatham
Hopewell
Hurt

Poquoson (city)
Poquoson

Portsmouth (city)
Merrifield
Portsmouth

Prince Edward County
Farmville
Hampden Sydney

Prince George County
Fort Lee

Prince William County
Dale City
Triangle
Woodbridge

Pulaski County
Dublin
Fairlawn
Pulaski

Radford (city)
Radford

Rappahannock County
Hampton
Rose Hill
Wakefield

Richmond County
Richmond
Warsaw
Washington

Richmond (city)
Richmond
Woodstock

Roanoke County
Cave Spring
Hollins
Roanoke

Roanoke (city)
Roanoke

Rockbridge County
Blacksburg
Mechanicsville
Springfield

Rockingham County
Bridgewater
Broadway
Mechanicsville

Russell County
Lebanon
Raven
Smithfield

Salem (city)
Lakeside
Salem

Scott County
Gate City
Stanleytown
Weber City

Shenandoah County
Bedford
Strasburg
Woodstock

Smyth County
Chilhowie
Marion
Saltville

Southampton County
Boykins
Courtland
Franklin

Spotsylvania County
Courtland
Hamilton
Salem

Stafford County
Falmouth

Staunton (city)
Selma
Staunton

Suffolk (city)
Suffolk

Surry County
Claremont
Dendron
Wakefield

Sussex County
Jarratt
Wakefield
Waverly

Tazewell County
Bluefield
Richlands
Tazewell

Virginia Beach (city)
Belle Haven
Salem
Virginia Beach

Warren County
Front Royal
Shenandoah

Washington County
Abingdon
Blacksburg
Colonial Heights

Waynesboro (city)
Waynesboro

Westmoreland County
Colonial Beach
Montross
Wakefield

Williamsburg (city)
Williamsburg

Winchester (city)
Winchester

Wise County
Big Stone Gap
Richmond
Wise

Wythe County
Fort Chiswell
Rural Retreat
Wytheville

York County
Yorktown