Portsmouth, Virginia
About Portsmouth
Set in the southeastern part of Virginia, Portsmouth is a thriving city with an estimated population of 96,482. It ranks as the 10th largest city in Virginia.
Officially, Portsmouth is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 33.3 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,897 residents per square mile.
📰 Portsmouth News Today
- Portsmouth Main Library set to close Monday for ‘America’s Favorite’ film production WAVY.com · Aug 14
- Two weeks after 3.1M-gallon sewage spill, Portsmouth neighbors worry about property values and Hull Creek WTKR · Aug 18
- Recreational water advisory lifted after 3 million gallons of wastewater spill into Portsmouth creek 13newsnow.com · Aug 17
- Community News Portsmouth VA.gov · Aug 10
- Christopher Charles Vicari Obituary | Sturtevant Funeral Home & Crematory | Portsmouth, VA Tribute Archive · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Portsmouth Unique
- A top-25 city in Virginia by population (#10 of 227 incorporated places).
- Positioned in southeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 3.1% of Virginia's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 96,482.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Portsmouth
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Portsmouth
- 456 Fish — seafood
- 619 Cantina — mexican
- 80/20 Burger Bar — burger
- Amedeo's Ristorante — italian
- America's Best Wings — wings
- Andy Boys Pizza — pizza
- Applebee's — american
- Asian Cuisine — asian
- Bangkok Garden — thai
- Bangkok Garden Noodle House — thai
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor · Attraction
- Children's Museum of Virginia · Museum
- Chrysler Museum of Art · Museum
- Chuck E. Cheese
- Hunter House Victorian Museum · Museum
- Just Birdies · Arcade
- Nauticus · Museum
- Pixels Pints and Bytes · Arcade
- Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center · Museum
- Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Portsmouth
- Bernad D. Griffin Park reviews ★
- Cavalier Manor Recreation Center reviews ★
- Charles Peete Little League reviews ★
- Churchland Park reviews ★
- Columbia Park reviews ★
- Cottage Place Park reviews ★
- Fountain Park reviews ★
- George Washington Park reviews ★
- Highland & Lansing Playground reviews ★
- Highland Biltmore Park reviews ★
- Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve reviews ★
- Hunt Mapp Athletic Fields reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Portsmouth
- Churchland Elementary
- Churchland High
- Churchland Middle
- Churchland Primary & Intermediate
- Cradock Elementary
- Cradock Middle
- Douglass Park Elementary
- Hodges Manor Elementary
- I.C. Norcom High
- Lakeview Elementary
- Manor High
- New Directions Center
- Simonsdale Elementary
- Waterview Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Nmc Portsmouth · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.