Suffolk is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of 2020, the population was 94,324. It is the 10th-most populous city in Virginia, the largest city in Virginia by boundary land area as well as the 14th-largest in the country. Suffolk is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. This also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, and smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. With miles of waterfront property on the Nansemond and James rivers, present-day Suffolk was formed in 1974 after consolidating with Nansemond County and the towns of Holland and Whaleyville.
Southeast
Suffolk
Suffolk County, VA
Population
94,856
Walk Score
79 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,376
Median home value
$314,400
Founded
1742
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Somerton Historic District · listed 2008
- Suffolk Peanut Company, The · listed 2016
- West End Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2004
Notable landmarks
- Bay Point Farm · listed 2003
- Samuel Eley House · listed 2019
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