THE NORFOLK CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Norfolk city has 53.3 square miles of land in Virginia. The mapped landscape region in Norfolk 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 Norfolk city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Norfolk city, including Norfolk. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Norfolk city by land and water
The Census records 43.1 square miles of water within Norfolk city, 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.
The Census boundary meets Chesapeake city, Hampton city, Northampton County, Portsmouth city, Virginia Beach city within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

