Welcome to Surprising Suffolk ...A City Meeting the Future!"

The original city of Suffolk was officially recognized in 1910. On January 1, 1974, the city became Virginia?s largest when the nearby towns of Holland, Whaleyville, and the county of Nansemond consolidated to form the new city of Suffolk. Suffolk covers 430 square miles of abundant land, including woods, lakes, rivers and rolling terrain. Contributing to its abundance of unspoiled land, the Great Dismal Swamp can be found in Suffolk - stretching from Southeastern Virginia to Northeastern North Carolina! The Great Dismal Swamp - originally surveyed in the 18th century by none other than George Washington himself - is one of the last large and wild areas remaining in the eastern United States and provides sanctuary for a large variety of birds and other wildlife.

Suffolk, with a current (and growing!) population of nearly 79,000 (2005 census estimate), is known as the Peanut Capital of the World due to its famous and prolific crop of peanuts.

Suffolk's housing market today, like its population, continues to grow and thrive. In fact, this part of Western Hampton Roads is finding itself in a building boom. As more people are looking for open space, they are choosing Suffolk for its abundance of large land. New construction is being built on a regular basis!

Suffolk's Historic Attractions
Suffolk Shopping
Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Lodging in Suffolk
Dining in Suffolk

Click the PDF link to view zoning codes relating to stables & kennels.