Norfolk city, Virginia
County seat: Norfolk · Population 231,013 (2025) · 53 sq mi
Norfolk city is the 10th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 231,013 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Norfolk. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Norfolk city facts
- County seat
- Norfolk
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 231,013 −3% since 2020
- Land area
- 53 sq mi 100th largest of 133
- Water area
- 43 sq mi
- Population density
- 4,336 per sq mi
- Named after
- Norfolk county in East Anglia, England, UK
- Largest city
- Norfolk 231,013
- Median household income
- $66,109
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 15
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51710
Cities and towns in Norfolk city
Norfolk city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Norfolk city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk (county seat) | City | 231,013 |
ZIP codes in Norfolk city
15 ZIP codes reach into Norfolk city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23462 also Virginia Beach city
- 23502
- 23503
- 23504
- 23505
- 23507
- 23508
- 23509
- 23510
- 23511
- 23513
- 23517
- 23518
- 23523
- 23551
Population of Norfolk city, 2020–2025
Norfolk city shrank by 7,077 people (−3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 4,005 more births than deaths and a net loss of 11,118 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 237,859 |
| 2021 | 235,091 |
| 2022 | 232,960 |
| 2023 | 232,862 |
| 2024 | 231,105 |
| 2025 | 231,013 |
Neighboring counties
- Virginia Beach city southeast · 453,737 people
- Hampton city north · 137,315 people
- Portsmouth city southwest · 96,777 people
- Chesapeake city south · 255,332 people
- Northampton County northeast · 11,879 people
Printable Norfolk 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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