Hampton, Virginia

About Hampton

Hampton, VA is a mid-size city located in southeastern Virginia counting 137,596 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 7th largest city in Virginia.

Officially, Hampton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 51.46 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,674 residents per square mile.

📰 Hampton News Today

• Missing Cleveland Transit Authority executive found dead in Hampton, police say no sign of foul play WTKR · Aug 18
• RTA executive reported missing in Hampton, Virginia, found dead News 5 Cleveland WEWS · Aug 18
• 'Devastated and heartbroken' | GCRTA Deputy General Manager Floun'say Caver found dead in Virginia WKYC · Aug 18
• Cleveland RTA COO missing in Virginia found dead Cleveland 19 News · Aug 18
• Cleveland transportation executive who disappeared in Hampton found dead 13newsnow.com · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hampton Unique

• A top-25 city in Virginia by population (#7 of 227 incorporated places).
• One of 14 places in the US named Hampton — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Hampton

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hampton

• Baked Bistro & Pizza — pizza
• Brown Chicken Brown Cow — burger
• Buckroe Coffee Co — breakfast (café)
• Charlotte's — southern
• Chef Rainey- The Upper Room — seafood
• Coasters Beach Grill — seafood
• County Grill — barbecue
• Firehouse Coffee 1881 — coffee shop (café)
• Fuller's Raw Bar — seafood
• George — southern

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Charles H. Taylor Arts Center · Art gallery
• Hampton History Museum · Museum
• Hampton University Museum · Museum
• Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center · Museum
• Virginia Air And Space Center · Museum
• Air Power Park · Museum
• Casemate Museum · Museum
• Fort Monroe · Attraction
• Fort Wool · Attraction
• General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hampton

• 🏞️ Fort Monroe National Monument · National Park reviews ★
• Carousel Park & Hampton Carousel reviews ★
• Fort Monroe reviews ★
• Ridgway Bark Park reviews ★
• Air Power Park reviews ★
• Anderson Park reviews ★
• Armstrong Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Braddock Monument reviews ★
• Buckroe Beach and Park reviews ★
• Buckroe Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Eagle Park reviews ★
• Eason Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hampton

• A.W.E. Bassette Elementary
• Aberdeen Elementary
• Albert W. Patrick III Elementary
• Alfred S. Forrest Elementary
• Armstrong Elementary
• Barron Elementary
• Benjamin Syms Middle
• Bethel High
• C. Alton Lindsay Middle
• Captain John Smith Elementary
• Christopher C. Kraft Elementary
• Francis Asbury Elementary
• Greater Peninsula Governor's STEM Academy
• New Horizons Butler Farm Campus

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Hampton Va Medical Center ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Sentara Careplex Hospital ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Hampton

🏘️ Nearby Communities