Methodology: We crunched data from the Census department & NOAA to show places & census tracts adjacent to the ocean coast line. This is a novel analysis & for the first time these places & census tracts most likely to be impacted by rising sea levels are available to the public for free.
Click here for other states| No | Place | Number of Ocean Adjacent Census Tracts | Total Population Living In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Total Houses In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Census tract GEOID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach | 14 | 49,940 | 25,180 | 1400000US51810043004, 1400000US51810044004, 1400000US51810040000, 1400000US51810043400, 1400000US51810043600, 1400000US51810041801, 1400000US51810043003, 1400000US51810043200, 1400000US51810046400, 1400000US51810043800, 1400000US51810045200, 1400000US51810045412, 1400000US51810044003, 1400000US51810041802 |
| 2 | Norfolk | 10 | 46,041 | 14,246 | 1400000US51710000100, 1400000US51710000300, 1400000US51710006502, 1400000US51710000201, 1400000US51710000400, 1400000US51710000902, 1400000US51710001200, 1400000US51710002500, 1400000US51710006501, 1400000US51710002400 |
| 3 | Newport News | 9 | 42,508 | 16,198 | 1400000US51700031901, 1400000US51700030300, 1400000US51700032001, 1400000US51700031100, 1400000US51700031800, 1400000US51700032300, 1400000US51700032002, 1400000US51700031500, 1400000US51700030100 |
| 4 | Hampton | 8 | 25,899 | 11,476 | 1400000US51650011500, 1400000US51650012100, 1400000US51650011000, 1400000US51650011200, 1400000US51650011100, 1400000US51650011400, 1400000US51650011600, 1400000US51650011300 |
| 5 | Suffolk | 4 | 18,380 | 7,101 | 1400000US51800075101, 1400000US51800075102, 1400000US51800075301, 1400000US51800075201 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 3 | 16,934 | 6,519 | 1400000US51740213001, 1400000US51740213103, 1400000US51740213104 |
| 7 | Marumsco | 2 | 11,405 | 4,054 | 1400000US51153900100, 1400000US51153900702 |
| 8 | Gloucester Point | 3 | 10,204 | 5,069 | 1400000US51073100301, 1400000US51073100400, 1400000US51073100500 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 2 | 9,522 | 6,748 | 1400000US51133020300, 1400000US51103030200 |
| 10 | Smithfield | 2 | 8,352 | 3,614 | 1400000US51093280101, 1400000US51093280104 |
| 11 | Fairview Beach | 1 | 8,114 | 2,988 | 1400000US51099040300 |
| 12 | Cherry Hill | 1 | 7,311 | 2,694 | 1400000US51153900802 |
| 13 | Benns Church | 1 | 7,124 | 2,988 | 1400000US51093280103 |
| 14 | Poquoson | 2 | 6,778 | 2,607 | 1400000US51735340100, 1400000US51735340300 |
| 15 | Heathsville | 2 | 6,681 | 4,731 | 1400000US51133020200, 1400000US51133020100 |
| 16 | New Church | 1 | 6,505 | 4,239 | 1400000US51001090200 |
| 17 | Quantico | 1 | 6,469 | 1,608 | 1400000US51153901100 |
| 18 | Pastoria | 1 | 6,328 | 2,832 | 1400000US51001090400 |
| 19 | Arlington | 1 | 6,017 | 2,109 | 1400000US51013100300 |
| 20 | Neabsco | 1 | 5,924 | 1,926 | 1400000US51153900801 |
| 21 | Colonial Beach | 1 | 5,813 | 3,699 | 1400000US51193010400 |
| 22 | Dahlgren | 1 | 5,611 | 2,158 | 1400000US51099040100 |
| 23 | Triangle | 1 | 5,542 | 1,591 | 1400000US51153900904 |
| 24 | Gwynn | 1 | 5,158 | 2,967 | 1400000US51115951300 |
| 25 | Bobtown | 1 | 4,995 | 2,633 | 1400000US51001090700 |
| 26 | Nassawadox | 1 | 4,630 | 2,532 | 1400000US51131930100 |
| 27 | Warsaw | 1 | 4,626 | 2,645 | 1400000US51159040100 |
| 28 | Tappahannock | 1 | 4,107 | 2,021 | 1400000US51057950700 |
| 29 | Cheriton | 1 | 4,043 | 2,750 | 1400000US51131930300 |
| 30 | Gloucester Courthouse | 1 | 4,029 | 1,800 | 1400000US51073100203 |
| 31 | Savage Town | 1 | 3,814 | 1,917 | 1400000US51001090800 |
| 32 | Montross | 1 | 3,778 | 1,963 | 1400000US51193010200 |
| 33 | Mathews | 1 | 3,722 | 2,735 | 1400000US51115951400 |
| 34 | Saluda | 1 | 3,645 | 2,328 | 1400000US51119951000 |
| 35 | Irvington | 1 | 3,618 | 2,796 | 1400000US51103030300 |
| 36 | Southside Chesconessex | 1 | 3,584 | 2,422 | 1400000US51001090600 |
| 37 | Eastville | 1 | 3,511 | 2,041 | 1400000US51131930200 |
| 38 | Aquia Harbour | 1 | 3,318 | 1,251 | 1400000US51179010107 |
| 39 | Yorktown | 1 | 3,309 | 1,409 | 1400000US51199050500 |
| 40 | Scotland | 1 | 3,256 | 1,751 | 1400000US51181860100 |
| 41 | Stafford Courthouse | 1 | 3,128 | 1,119 | 1400000US51179010106 |
| 42 | Chincoteague | 1 | 2,930 | 4,361 | 1400000US51001090100 |
| 43 | Tasley | 1 | 2,501 | 1,311 | 1400000US51001090500 |
| 44 | Deltaville | 1 | 2,489 | 2,310 | 1400000US51119951200 |
| 45 | Sanford | 1 | 2,458 | 1,316 | 1400000US51001090300 |
| 46 | Quantico Base | 1 | 2,225 | 26 | 1400000US51179010201 |
| 47 | Lorton | 1 | 1,983 | 811 | 1400000US51059416300 |
| 48 | Charles City | 1 | 1,876 | 1,035 | 1400000US51036600300 |