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Portsmouth
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independent city in Virginia, United States
Portsmouth is an independent city located in Virginia on the southeastern coast of the United States. It is historically significant as a major port and naval hub, and it serves as an important center for shipbuilding, military operations, and maritime commerce in the region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- County
- None ( Independent city )
- Named after
- Portsmouth , England
- Type
- Mayor–council–manager
- Mayor
- Shannon Glover
- Total
- 46.68 sq mi (120.91 km )
- Land
- 33.30 sq mi (86.25 km )
- Water
- 13.38 sq mi (34.66 km )
- Elevation
- 20 ft (6 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 96,777
- Rank
- 9th in Virginia
- Density
- 2,940.39/sq mi (1,135.29/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 23701-23709
- Area codes
- 757, 948
- Fips code
- 51-64000
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- independent city in the United States
- Part of
- Hampton Roads
- Named after
- Portsmouth
- Official name
- Portsmouth
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Virginia
- Population
- 97915
- Area
- 121.036206
- Elevation
- 6
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Body of water
- Chesapeake Bay
- Shares border with
- Hampton
- Official website
- www.portsmouthva.gov
- Image
- US Navy 030820-N-9851B-011 Tug boats guide USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) up the Elizabeth River, past Portsmouth landmarks.jpg
- Households
- 36650
- Dialing code
- 757
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- topic's main category
- Category:Portsmouth, Virginia
- Commons category
- Portsmouth, Virginia
- twinned administrative body
- Eldoret
- inception
- 1752-00-00
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Portsmouth, Virginia
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Portsmouth, Virginia
- native label
- Portsmouth
- P8168
- February 2011
- water as percent of area
- 27.9885
- different from
- Portsmouth
- per capita income
- 27276
- social media followers
- 3081
- postal code
- 23709
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Encyclopedic overview
Portsmouth (/ˈpɔːrtsməθ/ PORTS-məth) 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. It is the ninth-most populous city in Virginia and is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Due to its strategic location, the city has long been associated with the United States Armed Forces, particularly the Navy. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is a historic and active Navy facility located in Portsmouth.
History
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