Map of Suffolk, United States

Suffolk is a city in Virginia, United States, with a population of about 88,161. It lies at 36.7284°N, 76.5850°W, about 15 m above sea level. Suffolk is about 244 km (152 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Portsmouth Heights, 22 km to the northeast.

Suffolk at a glance

Where is Suffolk?

• The 11th largest city in Virginia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 39 min on the shortest day to 14 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Suffolk

• Portsmouth Heights — 22 km northeast
• Portsmouth — 28 km northeast
• Norfolk — 30 km northeast
• Newport News — 31 km northeast
• East Hampton — 41 km northeast
• Virginia Beach — 56 km east
• Richmond — 120 km northwest
• Mechanicsville — 120 km northwest
• Tuckahoe — 129 km northwest
• Rocky Mount — 139 km southwest

Largest cities in Virginia

• Virginia Beach — 454,808
• Norfolk — 238,005
• Richmond — 226,610
• Arlington — 207,627
• Newport News — 186,247
• Alexandria — 159,467
• East Hampton — 147,993
• Roanoke — 100,011
• Portsmouth Heights — 99,049
• Portsmouth — 96,201

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.