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Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Norfolk, Virginia
Independent city
City of Norfolk
Clockwise from top: Downtown Norfolk skyline as viewed from across the Elizabeth River, USS Wisconsin battleship museum, Ocean View Pier, The Tide light rail, ships at Naval Station Norfolk, historic homes in Ghent
Clockwise from top: Downtown Norfolk skyline as viewed from across the Elizabeth River, USS Wisconsin battleship museum, Ocean View Pier, The Tide light rail, ships at Naval Station Norfolk, historic homes in Ghent
Official seal of Norfolk, Virginia
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Motto: Crescas (Latin for, "Thou shalt grow.")
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Norfolk, Virginia is located in the US
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°55′N 76°12′W / 36.917°N 76.200°W / 36.917; -76.200Coordinates: 36°55′N 76°12′W / 36.917°N 76.200°W / 36.917; -76.200
Country United States
State  Virginia
County None (Independent city)
Founded 1682
Incorporated 1736
Government
 • Mayor Kenny Alexander (D)
Area
 • Independent city 250 km2 (96 sq mi)
 • Land 140 km2 (54 sq mi)
 • Water 110 km2 (42 sq mi)
Elevation 2.13 m (7 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Independent city 245,428 (78th)
 • Density 1,733/km2 (4,488/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,047,869
 • Metro 1,672,319
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 23501-23515, 23517-23521, 23523, 23529, 23541, 23551
Area code(s) 757
Demonym Norfolkian
FIPS code 51-57000
GNIS feature ID 1497051
Website http://www.norfolk.gov/

Norfolk (/ˈnɔːrfᵿk/ NOR-fək, local /ˈnɒfʊk/ NOF-uuk) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 242,803; in 2015, the population was estimated to be 247,189 making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, behind neighboring Virginia Beach.

Norfolk is located at the core of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, named for the large natural harbor of the same name located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. It is one of nine cities and seven counties that constitute the Hampton Roads metro area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA. The city is bordered to the west by the Elizabeth River and to the north by the Chesapeake Bay. It also shares land borders with the independent cities of Chesapeake to its south and Virginia Beach to its east. One of the oldest of the cities in Hampton Roads, Norfolk is considered to be the historic, urban, financial, and cultural center of the region.


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