THE NORFOLK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Norfolk city has 53.3 square miles of land in Norfolk city. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Norfolk and Norfolk city
Norfolk is associated with Norfolk city in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Norfolk by land and water
The Census records 43.1 square miles of water within Norfolk, or 44.7% of its total area. That share is close to Norfolk city’s 44.7%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Norfolk city has 1.6 times the land area of nearby Portsmouth city (33.3 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

