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Welcome to Point Elizabeth ...

A typical abbreviation for Point Elizabeth: Pt. Elizabeth

Point Elizabeth is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Point Elizabeth: 757 & 948<2>

Communities near Point Elizabeth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Elizabeth.

  • Chesapeake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Norfolk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Newport News
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Portsmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquoson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Smithfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • Shoulders Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill

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 Point Elizabeth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point Elizabeth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point Elizabeth. 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 Point Elizabeth.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Elizabeth ...

Looking for more information about Point Elizabeth? 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 Point Elizabeth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point Elizabeth.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Elizabeth - 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 Point Elizabeth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Point Elizabeth 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.