Chesapeake city, Virginia
County seat: Chesapeake · Population 255,332 (2025) · 339 sq mi
Chesapeake city is the 7th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 255,332 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Chesapeake. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Chesapeake city facts
- County seat
- Chesapeake
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 255,332 +2.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 339 sq mi 57th largest of 133
- Water area
- 13 sq mi
- Population density
- 754 per sq mi
- Established
- 1963
- Named after
- Chesapeake people Extinct Native American tribe
- Largest city
- Chesapeake 255,332
- Median household income
- $95,373
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51550
Cities and towns in Chesapeake city
Chesapeake city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Chesapeake city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake (county seat) | City | 255,332 |
ZIP codes in Chesapeake city
6 ZIP codes reach into Chesapeake city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23320
- 23321 also Suffolk city and Portsmouth city
- 23322
- 23323
- 23324
- 23325
Population of Chesapeake city, 2020–2025
Chesapeake city grew by 6,081 people (+2.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 3,508 more births than deaths and a net gain of 2,458 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 249,655 |
| 2021 | 251,846 |
| 2022 | 252,431 |
| 2023 | 253,782 |
| 2024 | 254,770 |
| 2025 | 255,332 |
Neighboring counties
- Virginia Beach city northeast · 453,737 people
- Suffolk city west · 104,699 people
- Portsmouth city north · 96,777 people
- Currituck County, North Carolina southeast · 33,158 people
- Camden County, North Carolina south · 11,315 people
- Norfolk city north · 231,013 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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