THE HAMPTON CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Hampton city has 51.5 square miles of land in Virginia. The mapped landscape region in Hampton city is Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes.
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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Finding your parcel within Hampton city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Hampton city, including Hampton. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Hampton city by land and water
The Census records 84.8 square miles of water within Hampton city, or 62.2% of its total area. That share is close to Hampton city’s 62.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
The Census boundary meets Newport News city, Norfolk city, Northampton County, Poquoson city, Portsmouth city, Virginia Beach city, York County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

