Portsmouth City, Virginia: parcel data and property records
36,612 Portsmouth City parcels on one searchable map: owner of record and mailing address, assessed and appraised values and recorded sales, plus lot boundaries and location. Screen by vacancy, acreage and owner tenure.
What the data covers
These bars show real field-by-field coverage for Portsmouth City in our database, so you know exactly what you are getting before you search. Numbers refresh as the county publishes new records.
Not held for Portsmouth City: year built, land use or property class, zoning and out-of-state owners. Those fields are carried where the county publishes them.
Most recent recorded sale on file: 2025-12-27.
Areas covered
Parcel counts by place, largest first: Portsmouth (35,431), Suffolk (3), William E. Waters Middle School (1), Westhaven Elementary School (1), Virginia Port Authority - Wild Duck Lane Property Portsmouth (1).
Search Portsmouth City parcels
The map is free to browse - parcel lines, boundaries, and location. Owner of record, assessed values, recorded sales and the full parcel report come with a plan that costs less than one hour of a title runner's time.
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Common questions
How many parcels are in Portsmouth City, Virginia?
JB PARCEL carries 36,612 parcel records for Portsmouth City, Virginia, with owner information on 99 percent of them.
Can I find out who owns a property in Portsmouth City?
Yes. Search by owner name, address, or parcel number to pull the record: owner of record and mailing address, assessed values, recorded sales and lot lines on the map. Sale records here currently run through 2025-12-27.
How do I find vacant land or absentee owners in Portsmouth City?
We do not hold owner mailing state for Portsmouth City yet, so the absentee filter has nothing to match there. It works in the counties where we hold the field. Portsmouth City does have vacancy data: 2,733 parcels are marked vacant.
Can I search Portsmouth City by lot size or acreage?
Yes. Acreage is on 99 percent of Portsmouth City parcels, as recorded on the deed, and the advanced search filters on it directly - set a minimum and maximum to pull every tract in that range, then stack vacancy or absentee ownership on top.