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Portsmouth ZIP codes, Virginia

Portsmouth, VA has 8 ZIP codes, from 23701 to 23709, and area codes 757 and 948. The largest are 23703, 23701 and 23704.

USPS city name
8 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
97,190
Area codes
757, 948

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Portsmouth itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Norfolk (0.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Portsmouth uses the ZIP codes above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Portsmouth in numbers

About 97,190 people live in Portsmouth, in 40,288 households, the 11th-largest of Virginia's 673 census places. The median household income is $60,491 a year, 35% below the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,900 (36% below the Virginia median), and median gross rent is $1,300 a month. The median age is 35.9; 24.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.2% across Virginia); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population97,190Portsmouth97,190
Households40,288Portsmouth40,288
Median age35.9Portsmouth35.9Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,491Portsmouth$60,491Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$246,900Portsmouth$246,900Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,300Portsmouth$1,300Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%Portsmouth24.3%Virginia42.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.7 minPortsmouth23.7 minVirginia27.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,919 / sq miPortsmouth2,919 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Portsmouth city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Portsmouth

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Portsmouth
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
23703 Portsmouth , VA Standard 25,610 $78,707 $295,900
23701 Portsmouth , VA Standard 24,298 $62,349 $235,200
23704 Portsmouth , VA Standard 19,207 $49,583 $230,300
23707 Portsmouth , VA Standard 14,766 $48,926 $230,800
23702 Portsmouth , VA Standard 12,485 $48,835 $208,000
23708 Portsmouth , VA Standard 269 — —
23705 Portsmouth , VA No street area — — —
23709 Portsmouth , VA Standard 510 — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Portsmouth

These ZIP codes cover part of Portsmouth but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Portsmouth
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
23321 Chesapeake , VA Standard 40,176 $101,568 $367,900

Map of Portsmouth ZIP codes

2370323701237042370723702237082370523709

The ZIP codes of Portsmouth, VA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Portsmouth

The nearest larger towns are Norfolk (233,596 people, 7.6 mi), Chesapeake (252,583 people, 13 mi) and Hampton (137,557 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Portsmouth
TownPopulationDistance
Norfolk 233,596 7.6 mi
Carrollton 8,436 10.7 mi
Chesapeake 252,583 12.8 mi
Hampton 137,557 13.4 mi
Smithfield 8,834 16.2 mi
Bethel Manor 4,393 16.9 mi
Newport News 184,216 17.5 mi
Poquoson 12,639 18.8 mi
Virginia Beach 456,349 19.0 mi
Suffolk 98,796 19.0 mi
Windsor 2,852 21.4 mi
Moyock, NC 5,684 26.8 mi
Gloucester Point 11,109 29.4 mi

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