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City of Hopewell


Location
The city of Hopewell is centrally located in southeastern Virginia at the confluence of the Appomattox and James rivers.  This 11 square mile inland port community is on Interstate 295 and is easily accessible to Interstates 64, 85 and 95, making it an excellent location to serve the markets of the East and Midwest.

Hopewell is 25 miles south of Richmond and 120 miles south of Washington, D.C.  The Port of Hampton Roads is 90 miles southeast.

 

Population

 

Major Employers
Manufacturing
Allied Signal, Inc.
Hercules, Inc. Aqualon Division
Stone Container Hopewell, Inc.

Nonmanufacturing
Goldschmidt Chemical Corporation
John Randolph Hospital