Hampton city, Virginia
County seat: Hampton · Population 137,315 (2025) · 52 sq mi
Hampton city is the 15th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 137,315 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Hampton. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 7 neighboring counties.
Hampton city facts
- County seat
- Hampton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 137,315 +0.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 52 sq mi 101st largest of 133
- Water area
- 85 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,668 per sq mi
- Established
- 1908
- Named after
- Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and Mary Browne, daughter of Anthony Browne (1573-1624)
- Largest city
- Hampton 137,315
- Median household income
- $69,621
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51650
Cities and towns in Hampton city
Hampton city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Hampton city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton (county seat) | City | 137,315 |
ZIP codes in Hampton city
12 ZIP codes reach into Hampton city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23605 also Newport News city
- 23607 also Newport News city
- 23651
- 23661
- 23663
- 23664
- 23665 also York County
- 23666
- 23667
- 23668
- 23669
- 23681
Population of Hampton city, 2020–2025
Hampton city grew by 155 people (+0.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 339 more births than deaths and a net loss of 240 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 137,279 |
| 2021 | 137,771 |
| 2022 | 137,889 |
| 2023 | 137,043 |
| 2024 | 137,399 |
| 2025 | 137,315 |
Neighboring counties
- Poquoson city north · 13,292 people
- Norfolk city south · 231,013 people
- Newport News city west · 183,230 people
- Northampton County northeast · 11,879 people
- York County northwest · 71,374 people
- Portsmouth city south · 96,777 people
- Virginia Beach city southeast · 453,737 people
Printable Hampton city map
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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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