| City: | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| County: | Portsmouth City County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:13:23 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 757 / 948 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 36.8361, -76.2987 |
| Quick Link: |
ZIP code 23705 in Portsmouth, Virginia serves a specialized urban mail delivery area anchored by Crawford Street. This is a PO Box ZIP that maintains 229 boxes serving nearby businesses and residents, while street delivery operates through one city carrier route covering 72 delivery points on Crawford Street.
The post office sits within Portsmouth's broader urban landscape, positioned near several Norfolk neighborhoods including Hardy Field and Downtown Norfolk (both within a mile). Despite being classified as a PO Box ZIP, the facility supports a hybrid delivery model where most customers receive mail at street addresses while 229 boxes remain available for businesses and residents preferring centralized collection. The location processes mail for 129 businesses operating in the immediate area, with UNIT-style addressing (apartments or commercial suites) common along Crawford Street.
Crawford Street is the sole street delivery route in this ZIP, with all 72 delivery points concentrated on this single urban corridor. The UNIT secondary addressing indicates multi-tenant buildings rather than single-family homes.
ZIP Code 23705 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,398Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 23705 is located in Portsmouth City County, Virginia, within the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 47260) and Virginia's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,671,683 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 23705. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 47260Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,671,683Source: Census |
| MSA: | Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NCSource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 947.1 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 5164000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Portsmouth city; VirginiaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 23705 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.