Portsmouth city, Virginia
County seat: Portsmouth · Population 96,777 (2025) · 33 sq mi
Portsmouth city is the 23rd most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 96,777 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Portsmouth. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Portsmouth city facts
- County seat
- Portsmouth
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 96,777 −1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 33 sq mi 105th largest of 133
- Water area
- 13 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,906 per sq mi
- Named after
- Portsmouth city in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
- Largest city
- Portsmouth 96,777
- Median household income
- $60,491
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51740
Cities and towns in Portsmouth city
Portsmouth city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Portsmouth city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth (county seat) | City | 96,777 |
ZIP codes in Portsmouth city
8 ZIP codes reach into Portsmouth city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23321 also Chesapeake city and Suffolk city
- 23701
- 23702
- 23703
- 23704
- 23707
- 23708
- 23709
Population of Portsmouth city, 2020–2025
Portsmouth city shrank by 1,167 people (−1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 230 more births than deaths and a net loss of 1,421 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 97,991 |
| 2021 | 97,833 |
| 2022 | 97,076 |
| 2023 | 97,030 |
| 2024 | 96,845 |
| 2025 | 96,777 |
Neighboring counties
- Chesapeake city south · 255,332 people
- Norfolk city northeast · 231,013 people
- Suffolk city southwest · 104,699 people
- Hampton city north · 137,315 people
- Newport News city northwest · 183,230 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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