List of Charlottesville neighborhoods

For planning purposes, the Charlottesville is divided into 18 neighborhoods by the Department of Neighborhood Development Services. Within and among each of these neighborhoods, many vernacular names (a.k.a. colloquial) are used for neighborhoods as well.

City-designated neighborhoods

Map of city-designated neighborhoods, c. 2011

The City of Charlottesville's Department of Neighborhood Development Services designated 19 Neighborhoods (Planning Areas) in the city:

1. 10th & Page
2. Barracks/Rugby
3. Barracks Road
4. Belmont-Carlton
5. Fifeville
6. Fry's Spring
7. Greenbrier
8. Jefferson Park Avenue
9. Johnson Village
10. Lewis Mountain
11. Locust Grove
12. Martha Jefferson
13. The Meadows
14. North Downtown
15. Ridge Street
16. Rose Hill
17. Starr Hill
18. Venable
19. Woolen Mills

List of neighborhoods

Polling Places, September 26, 2023

Ward	Pct #	Precinct Name	City-designated neighborhood areas	Subdivisions and neighborhoods covered	Population (2020)	Locator map
301	1	Jackson-Via	Fry's Spring
303	2	Burford	Fifeville	Orangedale, Forest Hills
102	3	Clark	Belmont-Carlton
101	4	Key Rec.	Locust Grove, North Downtown	Friendship Court
401	5	CHS	Locust Grove, Greenbrier
402	6	Walker	Ridge Street, Venable, The Meadows, Barracks/Rugby	Meadowbrook Hills
302	7	Johnson	Johnson Village	Johnson Village
201	8	Carver	Starr Hill
202	9	Venable	Venable, Lewis Mountain

Each ward of the city shall constitute two (2) election precincts, as defined in the Charlottesville City Code Secs. 9-2—9-25, except in the third ward, which shall constitute three (3) election precincts.[1]

Neighborhoods with associations

The city recognizes other neighborhoods that have neighborhood associations

• Forest Hills
• Friendship Court
• Grove Avenue neighborhood
• Kellytown
• Little High Area
• Orangedale
• Rugby Hills
• Greenleaf Park neighborhood
• University
• Westhaven

Neighborhoods with representatives

City of Charlottesville Neighborhood Representatives List, as of May 20, 2021.

1. Belmont-Carlton Neighborhood Association
2. Burnett Commons
3. Fifeville Neighborhood Association
4. Forest Hills Neighborhood Watch Association
5. Friendship Court Resident’s Association
6. Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Association
7. Greenbrier Neighborhood Association
8. Greenleaf/Rugby Hills Neighborhood Association
9. Johnson Village Neighborhood Association
10. Kellytown Neighborhood Association
11. Lewis Mountain Neighborhood Association
12. Little High Neighborhood Association
13. Locust Grove Neighborhood Association
14. Martha Jefferson Neighborhood Association
15. Meadows (Northerly Neighborhood Association)
16. Meadowbrook Hills/Rugby Neighborhood Association
17. North Downtown Residents Association
18. Orangedale Neighborhood Association
19. Ridge Street Neighborhood Association
20. Robinson Woods Homeowners Association
21. Rose Hill Neighborhood Association
22. Starr Hill Neighborhood Association
23. University Neighborhood Association
24. Venable Neighborhood Association
25. Westhaven Tenants Association
26. Willoughby Property Owners’ Association
27. Woolen Mills Neighborhood Association
28. 10th/Page Neighborhood Association

Other neighborhoods

Some of these neighborhoods are still in existence, but were given new names. Others, like Vinegar Hill, were demolished and rebuilt over time.

• Hogwaller
• Warehouse district
• Lincoln Heights
• Castle Hill
• Gospel Hill
• Canada
• Kellytown
• Tinsleytown
• Vinegar Hill

Historic Districts

Refer to Historic districts category for additional information related to history of individual neighborhoods.

External links

• Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service: Charlottesville City: Census 2011