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Oceanfront
Oceanfront living includes apartment options inland from the beach as well as a regulated short-stay market.
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Virginia Beach Oceanfront beach — October 9, 2022. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.
Virginia Beach Oceanfront beach — October 9, 2022. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.
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Apartment layouts, inland services and seasonal transit
About Oceanfront
Oceanfront living includes apartment options inland from the beach as well as a regulated short-stay market. Arctic Avenue groceries, the area library and the Parks Avenue bus connection support everyday routines around the resort district.
Apartment layouts inland from the boardwalk
Aqua on 25th at 300 25th Street is one managed-apartment option in the Oceanfront district. Its operator publishes studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Two studio examples are listed at 437 and 705 square feet, illustrating the range within that building’s catalog.
Short-stay rules apply to a separate rental category
Virginia Beach defines a short-term rental as an entire dwelling rented for compensation for fewer than 30 consecutive days. Each address used for this purpose needs a zoning permit renewed annually.
Groceries and pharmacy on Arctic Avenue
Harris Teeter at 2800 Arctic Avenue provides a supermarket inland from the boardwalk. Its operator lists a pharmacy separately from the grocery operation, with its own contact number. The grocery store can be reached at 757-422-4595 and the pharmacy at 757-422-2154.
Library drive-up service starts before the building opens
Oceanfront Area Library is at 700 Virginia Beach Boulevard. Monday–Thursday, the building opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 7 p.m.; drive-up service starts an hour earlier, at 9 a.m.
On Friday and Saturday, both services close at 5 p.m., with drive-up again beginning at 9 a.m. and the building at 10 a.m. Sunday is closed.
Route 20 and the seasonal resort buses
Route 20’s Oceanfront end is at Parks Avenue and 19th Street, linking the area with the Virginia Beach Boulevard corridor, Newtown Road rail station and Downtown Norfolk Transit Center. The published timetable provides separate weekday and weekend schedules.
HRT’s 2026 schedule gives Atlantic Avenue Route 30 daily service from May 10 through Neptune Festival. Routes 31 and 35 switch to Friday–Sunday service from September 11 through the festival. The published operating periods do not include winter.
Check these on a visit
Try these in person before you commit to an address in Oceanfront.
- Follow 25th Street from Aqua on 25th toward the beach.
- Find Harris Teeter at 2800 Arctic Avenue.
- Locate the bus stops at Parks Avenue and 19th Street.
Neighborhoods and districts near Oceanfront
The closest neighborhoods and districts in Virginia Beach, measured center to center.
Guides about Oceanfront
Sources & data notesReferences, reporting periods, and how to use this information
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- Managed apartment community at 300 25th Street.Aqua on 25th — apartment operatorSource checked
- Studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts; studio examples 437 and 705 square feet.Aqua on 25th — floor-plan catalogSource checked Published layout sizes, not live vacancy or rent estimates.
- Entire dwellings rented for under 30 consecutive days; annual zoning permit requirement.City of Virginia Beach — short-term rentalsSource checked No proposed overlay change or unverified street boundary presented as adopted law.
- 2800 Arctic Avenue; grocery store and separate pharmacy contact.Harris Teeter — Arctic Avenue storeSource checked Hours omitted: retrieved page contains both an unavailable-hours notice and regular-hour values.
- Central and Oceanfront addresses, regular and drive-up hours, seasonal Sunday service. · Oceanfront Area Library at 700 Virginia Beach Boulevard, on the inland side of the resort areaVirginia Beach Public Library — locations and hoursSource checked October 12 holiday closure notice is historical; regular published schedules are used. Approximate district pin based on a Census street-interpolated address match for Oceanfront Area Library at 700 Virginia Beach Boulevard, on the inland side of the resort area. It is a general location reference, not a residential parcel, geographic centroid or district boundary. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
- Virginia Beach Boulevard stops, Newtown Road rail connection and Oceanfront endpoint.Hampton Roads Transit — Route 20Source checked Live route page and its May 10, 2026 timetable reviewed in the city research package. No fare or guaranteed journey time claimed.
- 2026 routes 30, 31 and 35 have summer-to-Neptune-Festival operating periods.HRT — VB Wave and Bayfront busSource checked The 2026 season does not establish a 2027 timetable. No seasonal bus is presented as a winter service.
- Beach at Virginia Beach Oceanfront, captured October 9, 2022; CC BY-SA 4.0.Greyfiveys — Oceanfront photographSource checked Existing city photograph reused; source and pixels reviewed in the city research package.
Photo credits
- Virginia Beach Oceanfront beach — October 9, 2022. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.Image credits and license
Virginia Beach Oceanfront beach — October 9, 2022. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.
Creator: Greyfiveys
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; display layouts may crop the image.