| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 757 / 948 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:12 PM |
| Population: | 97,145 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 51740 |
| CBSA: | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC |
| Land Area: | 41 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.8330, -76.3287 |
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97,145 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 41 sq mi, served by 1 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 96,007 to 97,145 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.2% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 23703 (Portsmouth, $78,707 median) and poorest ZIP 23702 (Portsmouth, $48,835) are 6.0 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $208,000 in 23702 (Portsmouth) to $295,900 in 23703 (Portsmouth).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 1,414 people/sq mi in 23703 (Portsmouth) to 5,148 in 23702 (Portsmouth).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Portsmouth — top growth ZIPs averaged +51.7% over the past ten years ( 23709 , 23704 and 23701 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.0% bachelor's+ in 23702 (Portsmouth) to 32.4% in 23703 (Portsmouth) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Virginia, this is the #22 most populous of 134 counties and ranks #104 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,344 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (16,026 of 65,901 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Portsmouth.
7 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23703 | Portsmouth | Standard | 25,610 | $78,707 | 18.1 | -4.4% |
| 23701 | Portsmouth | Standard | 24,298 | $62,349 | 8.6 | 3.4% |
| 23704 | Portsmouth | Standard | 19,207 | $49,583 | 5.8 | 5.5% |
| 23707 | Portsmouth | Standard | 14,766 | $48,926 | 5.3 | 0.4% |
| 23702 | Portsmouth | Standard | 12,485 | $48,835 | 2.4 | 1.9% |
| 23709 | Portsmouth | Standard | 510 | — | 0.0 | 146.4% |
| 23708 | Portsmouth | Standard | 269 | — | 0.4 | -17.2% |
| 23705 | Portsmouth | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |