Portsmouth, Virginia

About Portsmouth

Set in the southeastern part of Virginia, Portsmouth is a thriving city with an estimated population of 96,482. It ranks as the 10th largest city in Virginia.

Officially, Portsmouth is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 33.3 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,897 residents per square mile.

📰 Portsmouth News Today

• Portsmouth Police respond to shooting in large crowd WAVY.com · Oct 11
• Virginia State Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Portsmouth WTKR · Oct 11
• Man injured after Portsmouth police officer fires weapon while responding to shooting on George Washington Highway 13newsnow.com · Oct 11
• Portsmouth Fire to Promote Safe Charging Habits for Fire Prevention Week Portsmouth VA.gov · Oct 6
• US Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia, after seizing more th United States Coast Guard News (.mil) · Sep 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Portsmouth Unique

• A top-25 city in Virginia by population (#10 of 227 incorporated places).
• Positioned in southeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 3.1% of Virginia's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 96,482.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Portsmouth

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Portsmouth

• 456 Fish — seafood
• 619 Cantina — mexican
• 80/20 Burger Bar — burger
• Amedeo's Ristorante — italian
• America's Best Wings — wings
• Andy Boys Pizza — pizza
• Applebee's — american
• Asian Cuisine — asian
• Bangkok Garden — thai
• Bangkok Garden Noodle House — thai

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Anchor;USS Antietam Anchor · Attraction
• Children's Museum of Virginia · Museum
• Chrysler Museum of Art · Museum
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Hunter House Victorian Museum · Museum
• Just Birdies · Arcade
• Nauticus · Museum
• Pixels Pints and Bytes · Arcade
• Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center · Museum
• Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Portsmouth

• Bernad D. Griffin Park reviews ★
• Cavalier Manor Recreation Center reviews ★
• Charles Peete Little League reviews ★
• Churchland Park reviews ★
• Columbia Park reviews ★
• Cottage Place Park reviews ★
• Fountain Park reviews ★
• George Washington Park reviews ★
• Highland & Lansing Playground reviews ★
• Highland Biltmore Park reviews ★
• Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve reviews ★
• Hunt Mapp Athletic Fields reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Portsmouth

• Churchland Elementary
• Churchland High
• Churchland Middle
• Churchland Primary & Intermediate
• Cradock Elementary
• Cradock Middle
• Douglass Park Elementary
• Hodges Manor Elementary
• I.C. Norcom High
• Lakeview Elementary
• Manor High
• New Directions Center
• Simonsdale Elementary
• Waterview Elementary

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Nmc Portsmouth · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Portsmouth

🏘️ Nearby Communities