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Portsmouth

About Portsmouth

96,470 in city
1,715,257 in metro
120 km² (46 mi²)
2.67149686813 m
Located west of Norfolk, Portsmouth is one of the 7 independent cities that makes up the Hampton Roads area. Portsmouth is the location of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, a historic and active U.S. Navy facility which is actually located in Portsmouth, despite its name. The shipyard builds, remodels, and repairs the United States' Navy ships of all types.

Metro Cities

Chesapeake, Corolla, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Yorktown

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
53 All Buildings
52
existing
1
unbuilt

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel 209 ft 2001
2 Harbor Tower Apartments - 1983
3 US Naval Hospital - Building 215 - 1960
4 One Crawford Parkway - 1965
5 Portsmouth Civic Center - 1970

Building types

No. Type
38 low-rise building
6 church
5 high-rise building
3 mast (pole)
1 monument