Poquoson

Also known as Poquoson, Virginia, Poquoson, VA

independent city in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
County: None ( Independent city )
Mayor: David A. Hux
Independent city: 78.46 sq mi (203.20 km )
Land: 15.36 sq mi (39.77 km )
Water: 63.10 sq mi (163.43 km )
Elevation: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Estimate 2025: 13,292
Density: 811.2/sq mi (313.2/km )
Metro: 1,799,674
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Area codes: 757, 948
Fips code: 51-63768
Website: http://www.ci.poquoson.va.us

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: independent city in the United States
Official name: Poquoson
Country: United States
Located in: Virginia
Population: 12460
Area: 203.121542
Elevation: 3
Time zone: Eastern Time Zone
Shares border with: York County
Official website: www.poquoson-va.gov
Image: PoquosonWaterfront.jpg
Households: 4632
Dialing code: 757

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Commons category: Poquoson, Virginia
topic's main category: Category:Poquoson, Virginia
postal code: 23662
inception: 1630-00-00
native label: Poquoson
P8168: Midday Meal Scheme
water as percent of area: 80.4699
per capita income: 42260
located in/on physical feature: Virginia Peninsula
social media followers: 1050

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Encyclopedic overview

Poquoson (/pəˈkoʊsən/), informally known as Bull Island, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,460. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Poquoson with surrounding York County for statistical purposes.

Poquoson is located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poquoson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.