Portsmouth

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Virginia

Portsmouth is a smaller county in Virginia with 7 ZIP codes, 95,535 people, and below-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Portsmouth, VA sits among US counties with a below-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

26th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
95,535
combined ZIP population
7
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,680
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Portsmouth lands in the national county income distribution as below-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 51740, 7 ZIPs, combined population 95,535). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Below-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (7 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 51740.

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7

Total ZIPs

95,535

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Portsmouth

Side-by-side: Compare 23703 vs 23701 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
23703 Portsmouth 25,739 712
23701 Portsmouth 25,161 1,300
23704 Portsmouth 18,716 1,420
23707 Portsmouth 14,236 1,383
23702 Portsmouth 11,424 1,750
23708 Portsmouth 181 427
23709 Portsmouth 78 198

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Portsmouth?

Portsmouth has a total population of 95,535 across 7 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Portsmouth?

Portsmouth includes 7 ZIP codes: 23703, 23701, 23704, 23707, 23702, 23708, 23709.

Portsmouth's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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