ZIP code · Portsmouth · Virginia · United States

ZIP code 23704 — Portsmouth

ZIP code 23704 serves Portsmouth, Virginia.

Postal code
23704
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Portsmouth
County
Portsmouth (city) FIPS 51740
State
Virginia
Country
United States
Coordinates
36.8298, -76.3146 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
19,235 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
4,254 / sq mi
Land area
4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$44,739
Per-capita income
$30,932
Median age
36.1
Households
8,651
Housing units
9,538
Median home value
$197,400
Median gross rent
$1,279 / month
Congressional district
VA-3 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
8b (15 to 20 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area codes
757, 948 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 32°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F495258707784888680716053
Avg low °F323440495866717065534336
Precip in3.63.14.03.74.14.85.76.66.24.53.53.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NORFOLK S (5.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 23704

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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