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Suffolk

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Also known as Suffolk, Virginia, Suffolk, VA

independent city in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
Independent city
428.91 sq mi (1,110.86 km )
Land
399.16 sq mi (1,033.82 km )
Water
29.75 sq mi (77.05 km )
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Estimate 2025
104,699
Density
236.31/sq mi (91.238/km )
Metro
1,799,674
Time zone
UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst
UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes
23432-23439
Area codes
757, 948
Fips code
51-76432
Website
www .suffolkva .us

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Suffolk
Population
94324
Area
1111.338608
Elevation
11
Official website
www.suffolkva.us
Image
Downtown Suffolk, VA.jpg
Households
34603
Dialing code
757
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native label
Suffolk
Commons category
Suffolk, Virginia
inception
1742-00-00
postal code
23439
water as percent of area
6.7404
per capita income
38613
social media followers
3329
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Suffolk ( locally /ˈsʌfʊk/ SUF-uuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of 2020, the population was 94,324. It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 14th-largest in the country. Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. With miles of waterfront property on the Nansemond and James rivers, present-day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of Holland and Whaleyville.

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