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Portsmouth city, Virginia

Portsmouth city, Virginia, has 96,777 residents (July 2025 estimate). It uses Eastern Time and covers 33.3 sq mi (86.3 km²) of land. It is a county equivalent (independent city).

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Portsmouth city in Virginia
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Portsmouth city and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
96,777
Land area
33.3 sq mi (86.3 km²)
County seat or government
No separate county seat is listed for this county equivalent.
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$60,491 ± $1,948
Median home value
$246,900 ± $5,361
Median rent, with utilities
$1,300 ± $26
Homes lived in by their owners
57.9% ± 1.9 points
County type
Independent city
Metro or micro area
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro areaCentral independent city
Water area
13.4 sq mi (34.7 km²)
State
Virginia
County code (FIPS)
51740
Coordinates (central point)
36.859339, -76.356973
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Portsmouth city

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 2332140,176 people
  2. 2370325,610 people
  3. 2370124,298 people
  4. 2370419,207 people
  5. 2370714,766 people
  6. 2370212,485 people
  7. 23709510 people
  8. 23708269 people

8 ZIP Code areas overlap Portsmouth city. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Portsmouth city, largest first

  1. Portsmouth City Public Schools97,190 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Portsmouth, Virginia (city)97,190 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Norfolk city, Virginia7.6 mi northeast
  2. Chesapeake city, Virginia13 mi south
  3. Hampton city, Virginia13 mi north
  4. Newport News city, Virginia18 mi northwest
  5. Suffolk city, Virginia19 mi southwest

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Areas that only touch the edge

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