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Welcome to Park Place ...

A typical abbreviation for Park Place: Park Pl. (or less commonly used: Park Plc.)

Park Place is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Park Place lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Park Place: 757 & 948<2>

Communities Also Named Park Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Park Place: This one is located in and the other is located in Salem City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 20 communities that are also named Park Place - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas (2) and Utah (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Park Place.

Communities near Park Place ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Park Place.

  • Virginia Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chesapeake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Newport News
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Suffolk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquoson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Smithfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Glenwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
  • Burtons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
  • New Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Town is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Park Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Park Place.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Park Place. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Park Place.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Park Place. See our Newspapers Page for Park Place.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Park Place ...

Looking for more information about Park Place? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Park Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Park Place.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Park Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Park Place area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Park Place area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.