As there is no one municipal organization that represents this specific region, the boundaries are loosely defined as being north of the James River, west of I-195, and south of Broad Street.

Historically, the Richmond neighborhoods of the Fan and the Museum District were a part of the West End.

In previous decades, the term "The West End" generally referred to the western area of the city itself.

In addition to Richmond, Virginia addresses, the West End includes the census-designated places of part of Glen Allen, and all of Short Pump, Tuckahoe, and Wyndham.

Dumbarton Elementary Schools The principal non-interstate east-west commercial corridors are located along Broad Street (U.S. Highway 250) and Patterson Avenue (State Route 6) each of which extends from the Richmond City Limits westerly through Henrico County into Goochland County.