Manchester, Virginia

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
• Pappas Continues to Fight for Manchester VA Improvements Congressman Chris Pappas | (.gov) · Jun 25
• Virginia Louise Von Talge Obituary Apr 24, 2026 Murdoch Funeral Homes & Cremation Service · Apr 24
• Obituary | Virginia C. Murphy of Manchester, New Hampshire - Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center Connor-Healy Funeral Home and Cremation Center · Jan 11
• Virginia Henson Hinkle Obituary (2026) - Manchester, KY - Rominger Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 11

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

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

• Homeless Camp Ground reviews ★
• Pocosham Park reviews ★
• Powhite Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🗺️ Map of Manchester

🏘️ Nearby Communities