Map of Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Portsmouth is a city in Virginia, United States, with a population of about 96,201. It lies at 36.8354°N, 76.2983°W, about 3 m above sea level. Portsmouth is about 238 km (148 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Norfolk, 2 km to the northeast.

Portsmouth at a glance

Where is Portsmouth?

• The 10th largest city in Virginia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 38 min on the shortest day to 14 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Portsmouth

• Norfolk — 2 km northeast
• Portsmouth Heights — 6 km west
• Newport News — 20 km northwest
• East Hampton — 23 km north
• Suffolk — 28 km southwest
• Virginia Beach — 29 km east
• Mechanicsville — 128 km northwest
• Richmond — 130 km northwest
• Tuckahoe — 139 km northwest
• Greenville — 166 km southwest

Largest cities in Virginia

• Virginia Beach — 454,808
• Norfolk — 238,005
• Richmond — 226,610
• Arlington — 207,627
• Newport News — 186,247
• Alexandria — 159,467
• East Hampton — 147,993
• Roanoke — 100,011
• Portsmouth Heights — 99,049
• Suffolk — 88,161

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Portsmouth

• Portsmouth — England, United Kingdom
• Portsmouth — Saint John Parish, Dominica

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.