Bon Air, Virginia

Bon Air, Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Bon Air is located directly west of Downtown Richmond outside the city limits defined by the Chippenham Parkway on the south side of the James River.
Location of Bon Air, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°31′12″N 77°34′8″W / 37.52000°N 77.56889°W / 37.52000; -77.56889
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Chesterfield
Area
• Total	8.3 sq mi (21.6 km2)
• Land	8.3 sq mi (21.6 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	328 ft (100 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,022
• Density	2,200/sq mi (830/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	23235
Area code	804
FIPS code	51-08472[1]
GNIS feature ID	1492605[2]

Bon Air is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 18,022 at the 2020 census.^[3] The community is considered a suburb of the independent city of Richmond in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a part of the Southside neighborhoods. Originally developed as a resort, a central portion of Bon Air has been designated as a National Historic District with many structures of Victorian design from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its name means "good air," reflecting its role as a resort getaway that wealthy Richmonders enjoyed for its fresh air as opposed to the dirty air of Richmond's industrial downtown of the late 19th century.