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Portsmouth, VA Parcels & GIS Data

Portsmouth city, VA parcel data: 36,561 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Portsmouth city, Virginia parcel data covering 36,561 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Portsmouth city, Virginia. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Portsmouth city are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Portsmouth city property dataset.

Portsmouth is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915. It is the ninth-most populous city in Virginia and is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.

FIPS 51740

Official county website: https://www.portsmouthva.gov/

The FIPS code for Portsmouth city is 51740.

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Attribute coverage

Portsmouth city contains 36,561 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL).

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%36,561
parcelid100%36,553
parcelid2100%36,557
ogparcelid100%36,561
ogparcelid2100%36,561
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%36,561
statefp100%36,561
countyfp100%36,561
countyname100%36,561
cousubfp100%36,561
cousubname100%36,561
tractce100%36,561
tractname100%36,561
taxacctnum<0.1%0
taxyear<0.1%0
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode<0.1%0
usedesc<0.1%0
zoningcode100%36,544
zoningdesc<0.1%0
numbldgs97.5%35,658
numunits91.9%33,584
yearbuilt100%36,544
numfloors<0.1%0
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue91.8%33,580
landvalue99.2%36,265
agvalue<0.1%1
totalvalue99.3%36,310
taxacres100%36,544
calcarea100%36,561
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate<0.1%0
ownertype99.9%36,535
ownername100%36,543
owneraddr100%36,561
ownercity100%36,559
ownerstate93.1%34,031
ownerzip93.1%34,037
parceladdr100%36,561
parcelcity100%36,561
parcelstate100%36,561
parcelzip100%36,561
legaldesc<0.1%0
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book<0.1%0
page<0.1%0
block<0.1%0
lot<0.1%0
parceltype0.8%296
accesstype0.8%296
iucnclass<0.1%3
placename4.3%1,582
placetype4.2%1,547
firmid100%36,561
firmdate100%36,561
fldzone100%36,561
zonesubty87.6%32,022
staticbfe12.4%4,539
elevmin100%36,552
elevmax100%36,552
elevavg100%36,552
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode16.2%5,924
frsid<0.1%0
dfrurl<0.1%0
caapermit<0.1%0
cwapermit<0.1%0
rcrapermit<0.1%0
updated100%36,561
centroidx100%36,561
centroidy100%36,561
surfpointx100%36,561
surfpointy100%36,561
geom100%36,561
extras100%36,561
ownerlist99.4%36,356
placefp100%36,561
zoningurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Portsmouth city GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Portsmouth city, Virginia (51740) 1 entity · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-08-30 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL parcelid taxmapno zoning resyrblt impvalue lndvalue totvalue statedarea ownernme1 mladdress mlcity mlstate mlzip5 pstladdress pstlcity pstlstate pstlzip5 lastupdate agencyurl geom 6 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 zoningcode yearbuilt imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip updated sourceurl geom extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 100% elevmin 100% elevmax 100% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 87.6% zonesubty 12.4% staticbfe 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 97.5% numbldgs 91.9% numunits 99.4% ownerlist 100% placefp lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname zoningcode numbldgs numunits yearbuilt imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres calcarea ownertype ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty staticbfe elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist placefp publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (46) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxacctnum, taxyear, taxdistrict, usecode, usedesc, zoningdesc, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue saleamt, saledate, legaldesc, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass placename, placetype, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit cwapermit, rcrapermit, zoningurl PARCEL 20 mapped · 6 kept in extras · 34 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL parcelid taxmapno zoning resyrblt impvalue lndvalue totvalue statedarea ownernme1 mladdress mlcity mlstate mlzip5 pstladdress pstlcity pstlstate pstlzip5 lastupdate agencyurl geom parcelid parcelid2 zoningcode yearbuilt imprvalue landvalue totalvalue taxacres ownername owneraddr ownercity ownerstate ownerzip parceladdr parcelcity parcelstate parcelzip updated sourceurl geom extras · 6 source columns preserved as json fips, subdiv, srcagency, calcarea, shape_area, shape_len extras not present in source — filled with NULL (34) taxacctnum, taxyear, usecode, usedesc, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, agvalue, saleamt saledate, legaldesc, township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, taxdistrict, parentid, fireplaces, heating cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding, heatfuel

Neighboring counties

Parcel data for counties bordering Portsmouth city:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Portsmouth, VA parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Portsmouth, VA parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Portsmouth, VA dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Portsmouth, VA?

The current dataset contains 36,561 parcel records for Portsmouth, VA, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Portsmouth, VA?

The FIPS code for Portsmouth, VA is 51740.

What information does each Portsmouth, VA parcel record include?

Each Portsmouth, VA parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Portsmouth, VA parcel data free?

You can preview Portsmouth, VA parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Portsmouth, VA have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Portsmouth, VA government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Portsmouth, VA assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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