Lynnhaven is one of the seven original boroughs created with the city of Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...

, Virginia

Virginia

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 was formed in 1963. It is located in the in North Central portion of the city and is centered around the Lynnhaven Parkway.

Modern community

The district is home to Lynnhaven Mall

Lynnhaven Mall

Lynnhaven Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. It opened in August 1981. At of gross leasable area, it is not only the largest mall in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of southeastern Virginia, but also one of the largest malls on the East Coast...

 and its related shopping and dining options. Major employers within the area include Stihl

Stihl

Andreas Stihl AG & Company is a manufacturer of chainsaws and other handheld power equipment including trimmers and blowers. Their headquarters are in Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg near Stuttgart, in Germany. The company was founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl, an important innovator in early chain...

 and Naval Air Station Oceana

Naval Air Station Oceana

Naval Air Station Oceana or NAS Oceana is a military airport located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is a United States Navy Master Jet Base. It is also known as Apollo Soucek Field, named after Lieutenant Apollo Soucek, a Navy Test Pilot who set the global altitude record in 1930 by flying a...

 and once included Lillian Vernon

Lillian Vernon

Lillian Vernon Corporation is an American catalog merchant and online retailer that sells household, children's and fashion accessory products. In business since 1951 Lillian Vernon Corporation is an American catalog merchant and online retailer that sells household, children's and fashion...

 and the corporate headquarters of Home Quarters Warehouse

Home Quarters Warehouse

Home Quarters Warehouse was a chain of "big-box" home improvement stores, originally based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.In 1984, the chemical manufacturing company W.R. Grace & Co. announced its intentions to enter the home improvement retail business, hiring Bernard R. Kossar and Frank Doczi to...

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City government

The Lynnhaven District is currently represented by City Council Member James L. Wood.