Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 137,148. It is the 7th-most populous city in Virginia and 204th-most populous city in the nation. Hampton is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, the 37th-largest in the United States, with a total population of 1,799,674 in 2020. This area, known as "America's First Region", also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads. Hampton traces its history to the city's Old Point Comfort, the home of Fort Monroe for almost 400 years, which was named by the 1607 voyagers, led by Captain Christopher Newport, who first established Jamestown as an English colonial settlement. Since consolidation in 1952, Hampton has included the former Elizabeth City County and the incorporated town of Phoebus, consolidated by a mutual agreement.

Country: United States
State: Virginia
County: None (Independent city)
Settled: 1610
Incorporated (town): 1705
Incorporated (city): 1849
Type: Mayor–council–manager
Mayor: Donnie Tuck (D)
Vice mayor: Jimmy Gray (D)
Water: 62.3%
Population (2020): 137,148
Rank: 200th in the United States, 7th in Virginia
Metro: 1,799,674
Time zone: EST (UTC–5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC–4)
ZIP Codes: 23661, 23663-23669
Area code(s): 757, 948
FIPS code: 51-35000
GNIS feature ID: 1495650
Public transportation: Hampton Roads Transit
Wikidata description: independent city in Virginia, United States
Wikidata id: Q342043
Wikidata label: Hampton
Wikidata aliases: Array
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