Sites / VA / Henrico
Meta Henrico Data Center
Status: operational · Confidence: medium · Announced: 2017-10-18 · Operational: 2023
Facts
| Operator | Meta (hyperscaler) |
|---|---|
| Location | White Oak Technology Park, Henrico, Henrico, VA |
| Building area | 970000 sq ft |
| Land | 300 acres |
| Investment | $750000000 |
| First recorded | 2026-07-05 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05 |
Signal notes
Meta (Facebook) data center in White Oak Technology Park. Land conflict: 2017 government announcement (high confidence) cites 300 acres; The Richmonder (2025) cites a 130-acre developed site — recorded the primary/original 300-acre figure; the 130-acre figure likely reflects the developed footprint. Building sqft: 970,000 from the initial 2017 announcement recorded; a widely-reported full build-out of ~2.4-2.5M sqft across 5 buildings is not independently verified in the signals, so not recorded (blank beats invented). Investment: $750M for the data center, $1B+ including solar.
Sources
- Henrico officials join Governor to announce plans for Facebook facility — Virginia Association of Counties, 2017-10
Oct 18, 2017 announcement; 300 acres; 970,000 sqft; $750M data center / $1B+ with solar. - Henrico became a data center hub seemingly overnight — The Richmonder, 2025-04-06
130-acre developed-site figure; campus completed ~2023.
Signals
Raw observations behind this record (7):
sig-20260705-meta-henrico-acres-richmonder,
sig-20260705-meta-henrico-acres,
sig-20260705-meta-henrico-announced,
sig-20260705-meta-henrico-investment,
sig-20260705-meta-henrico-operational,
sig-20260705-meta-henrico-sqft,
sig-20260705-meta-henrico-status
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