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Quick Reference Guide
Access the Phone and Email lists in both the Staff Directory and Resource Directory.
Call 757-393-8000 for numbers not listed below.
Emergency Numbers | Concerns | Licenses and Permits | Information
Elected officials and voter registration | Portsmouth City Schools | Elementary Schools
Middle Schools | High Schools | Special Centers | Citizen Concern Line
For questions and concerns about the City of Portsmouth, call 311 during regular business hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 am- 5:00 pm to speak with a customer Service Assistant. Visit our online request forms.
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Call 757-393-8000 for numbers not listed below.
Emergency Numbers | Concerns | Licenses and Permits | Information
Elected officials and voter registration | Portsmouth City Schools | Elementary Schools
Middle Schools | High Schools | Special Centers | Citizen Concern Line
Emergency Resources |
Number |
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Emergency medical care |
911 |
Emergency police |
911 |
Fire |
911 |
Police non emergency number (Police Department) |
757-393-5300 |
Substance or Mental Health emergency |
757-393-8991 |
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Concerns |
Number |
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General Concerns |
311 or 757-393-8008 |
A ditch is filled with trash; the storm drain is clogged |
757-393-8666 |
A neighbor has junk cars |
757-393-8522 |
A neighbor is building something without permits |
757-393-8531 |
A neighbor who has too many animals |
757-393-8430 |
A neighbor will not control the noise at their house |
757-393-5300 |
A neighbor will not cut their grass |
757-393-8522 |
A neighbor will not repair their house |
757-393-8522 |
A neighbor will not take the trash out |
757-393-8522 |
A neighbor’s dog will not stop barking |
757-393-8430 |
A sidewalk is damaged |
757-393-8666 |
A street needs to be cleaned |
757-393-8663 |
A streetlight is needed |
757-393-8592 |
A streetlight is out (Online Form) |
757-393-8008 |
A traffic light does not work |
757-393-8650 |
A water leak in the street or at my meter |
757-393-8561 |
Bushes or trees along a street need to be trimmed |
757-393-8481 |
Business operating illegally |
757-393-8836 |
Car damaged by pothole or City of Portsmouth vehicle |
757-393-8831 |
Cars parked illegally |
757-393-8752, x201 |
Cars speed through my neighborhood |
757-393-8063 |
Holes in the street |
757-393-8666 |
Illegal drug problem in my neighborhood |
757-393-8014 |
Sewage is present in the street or in my yard |
757-393-8561 |
Street signs have been damaged |
757-393-8565 |
Zoning/CAR Violation, Someone Working without a Permit on the Weekends |
757-393-8836 |
Licenses and Permits |
Number |
Building permit (Printable Forms) |
757-393-8531 |
Business License (Commissioner of Revenue) |
757-393-8714 |
Dog license |
757-393-8199 |
Food handler’s permit |
757-393-8585 |
Marriage license |
757-393-8671 |
Parade/Block Party permit |
757-393-8836 |
Special Event permit |
757-393-8481 |
Worker’s permit |
757-393-8751 |
Yard sale permit (Commissioner of Revenue) |
757-393-8771 |
Information |
Number |
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Birth/death certificate is needed (State Website Link) |
757-393-8585, ext.8605 |
Business wants to move to Portsmouth (Economic Development) |
757-393-8804 |
Car towed by the City of Portsmouth |
757-393-8319 |
Cemeteries |
757-465-2900 |
Food stamps |
757-393-8749 |
Library card |
757-393-8365 |
Library locations (Portsmouth Public Library) |
757-393-8365 |
Locate someone in Portsmouth jail |
757-391-3175 |
Personal property taxes |
757-393-8651 |
Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority |
757-399-5261 |
Property assessment questions (Real Estate Information) |
757-393-8631 |
Real estate taxes |
757-393-8198 |
Record or check on a deed |
757-393-8671 |
Recreation services for the elderly (Recreation) |
757-393-3241 |
Rental inspection is needed |
757-393-8522 |
Sports and recreation of children (Recreation) |
757-393-8481 |
SSI |
757-465-4869 |
Substance abuse or mental health treatments |
757-393-5357 |
Trash Pickup Schedule / Questions / Need a new trash can |
757-393-8663 |
Water service turned on / pay a water bill |
757-393-8524 |
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Elected officials and voter registration (Registrar's Office) |
Number |
---|---|
City Council Members (Council Members) |
757-393-8639 |
Location to vote (Registrar's Office) |
757-393-8644 |
Name of U.S. Congressman |
757-393-8644 |
Name of U.S. Senator |
757-393-8644 |
Name of Virginia Delegate |
757-393-8644 |
Name of Virginia Senator |
757-393-8644 |
Register to vote (Registrar's Office) |
757-393-8644 |
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Portsmouth City Schools |
Number |
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School Board Administration |
757-393-8751 |
School registration |
757-393-8751 |
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Elementary Schools |
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Brighton |
757-393-8870 |
Churchland Academy |
757-686-2527 |
Churchland Elementary |
757-686-2523 |
Churchland Primary and Intermediate |
757-686-2519 |
Douglass Park |
757-393-8646 |
Hodges Manor |
757-465-2921 |
Cradock |
757-558-2811 |
Lakeview |
757-465-2901 |
Mt. Hermon Preschool Center |
757-393-8825 |
Olive Branch |
757-465-2926 |
Park View |
757-393-8647 |
Simonsdale |
757-465-2917 |
Emily N Spong Preschool Center |
757-393-5247 |
Waterview |
757-393-8879 |
Westhaven |
757-393-8855 |
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Middle Schools |
Number |
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Churchland |
757-686-2512 |
Cradock |
757-393-8788 |
William E Waters |
757-558-2813 |
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High Schools |
Number |
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Churchland |
757-686-2500 |
I.C. Norcom |
757-393-5442 |
Manor |
757-465-2907 |
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Special Centers |
Number |
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D.A.C. |
757-393-8791 |
New Directions |
757-393-8728 |
Excel Campus |
757-465-2958 |
SECEP |
757-393-6428 |
Citizen Concern Line
For questions and concerns about the City of Portsmouth, call 311 during regular business hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 am- 5:00 pm to speak with a customer Service Assistant. Visit our online request forms.
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