Portsmouth, Virginia

Portsmouth
Independent city
Downtown Portsmouth on the Elizabeth River
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Location of Portsmouth in Virginia
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Coordinates: 36°50′04″N 76°20′30″W / 36.83444°N 76.34167°W / 36.83444; -76.34167
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	None (Independent city)
Founded	1752
Named for	Portsmouth, England
Government
• Type	Mayor–council–manager[1]
• Mayor	Shannon Glover
Area [2]
• Total	46.68 sq mi (120.91 km2)
• Land	33.30 sq mi (86.25 km2)
• Water	13.38 sq mi (34.66 km2)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	97,840
• Rank	9th in Virginia
• Density	2,940.39/sq mi (1,135.29/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	23701-23709
Area code(s)	757, 948
FIPS code	51-64000[3]
GNIS feature ID	1497102[4]
Website	www.portsmouthva.gov

Portsmouth is an independent city in southeast Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915.^[5] It is the 9th-most populous city in Virginia and is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is a historic and active U.S. Navy facility located in Portsmouth.