THE POQUOSON CITY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Poquoson city has 15.4 square miles of land in Virginia. The mapped landscape region in Poquoson 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 Poquoson city
The atlas lists 1 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Poquoson city, including Poquoson. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Poquoson city by land and water
The Census records 63.1 square miles of water within Poquoson city, 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.
The Census boundary meets Hampton city, Northampton County, York County within Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

