THE POQUOSON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Poquoson city has 15.4 square miles of land in Poquoson 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
Poquoson and Poquoson city
Poquoson is associated with Poquoson 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.
Poquoson by land and water
The Census records 63.1 square miles of water within Poquoson, or 80.4% of its total area. That share is close to Poquoson city’s 80.4%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Poquoson city has 29.8% of the land area of nearby Hampton city (51.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

