Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min5:46 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:14 am – 4:53 pm
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People40,176 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.114,562 householdsMedian household income $101,568Median home value $367,900Median rent $1,586 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,900 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 19,164 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 12%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 26 minutes73% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 31°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days27 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Suffolk Lake Kilby station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Forestlake · 2.3 miGreen Lakelake · 1.8 miHatton Pointcape · 5.0 miDrum Pointcape · 2.5 miTidewater Community College - Portsmouth Campuscollege · 4.0 miOld Dominion University Tri - Cities Centercollege · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEarthworks Fort at Jolliffhistoric site · under a mile · 66 acresJolliff Middle Schoolpark · under a mile · 61 acresGreat Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.6 mi · 86,182 acresNansemond National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.6 mi · 424 acresCavalier Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 756 acresRagged Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 1,470 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChesapeake City, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateHeat wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025312 of 363 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 94main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Norfolk City County, VA, 13 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKiptopeke Innserves 159 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation17 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBon Secours Maryview Medical Center4.8 miPost officeJolliff Post Office1.4 miTown hallPortsmouth City Hall7.2 miPoliceChesapeake Police Department Fourth Precinct - Western Branch3.3 miFire stationChesapeake Fire Department Station 10 Bowers Hill1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherMiddleJolliff Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolStoneBridge School1.0 miElementarySouthwestern Elementary School1.1 miCollegeTidewater Community College - Portsmouth Campus4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorfolk International Airport ORF14 miInterstateI-664under a mileUS highwayUS 58under a mileAmtrakNorfolk, VA NFK8.6 miLight railEVMC FORT NORFOLK STATIONHampton Roads Transit (HRT)7.6 miCoachNorfolkAmtrak Chartered Vehicle8.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23321 ZIP area.
