Back Portesmuða (Firginiæ) ANG بورتسموث (فيرجينيا) Arabic پورتسموت، ویرجینیا AZB Portsmouth, Virginia BAR Портсмут (Віргінія) BE পোর্টসমাউথ, ভার্জিনিয়া Bengali/Bangla Портсмут (Виргини) CE Portsmouth (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Virginia) CEB Portsmouth (Virginia) German Portsmouth (Virginio) EO
Portsmouth, Virginia | |
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_up_the_Elizabeth_River,_past_Portsmouth_landmarks.jpg) Downtown Portsmouth on the Elizabeth River | |
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| Coordinates: 36°50′04″N 76°20′30″W / 36.83444°N 76.34167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | None (Independent city) |
| Founded | 1752 |
| Named for | Portsmouth, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council–manager[1] |
| • Mayor | Shannon Glover |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.68 sq mi (120.91 km2) |
| • Land | 33.30 sq mi (86.25 km2) |
| • Water | 13.38 sq mi (34.66 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 97,840 |
| • Rank | 9th in Virginia |
| • Density | 2,940.39/sq mi (1,135.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 23701-23709 |
| Area code(s) | 757, 948 |
| FIPS code | 51-64000[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1497102[4] |
| Website | www.portsmouthva.gov |
Portsmouth is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915.[5] It is the ninth-most populous city in Virginia and is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is a historic and active U.S. Navy facility located in Portsmouth.
- ^ "City of Portsmouth – Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA". Olde Town Portsmouth, VA. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Portsmouth city, Portsmouth city, Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2022.