Suffolk, Virginia, United States

E124732

city in Virginia independent city

Suffolk, Virginia, United States, is an independent city in southeastern Virginia known for its large land area, agricultural roots, and historic role in the Hampton Roads region.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Suffolk, Virginia	47
Suffolk, Virginia, United States canonical	2
City of Suffolk, Virginia	1
Suffolk, Virginia, United States of America	1
downtown Suffolk, Virginia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1067945 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Context triple: [Lewis F. Powell Jr., placeOfBirth, Suffolk, Virginia, United States]

A. Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
B. Springfield, Virginia
Springfield, Virginia is a suburban community in Fairfax County just south of Washington, D.C., known as a major transportation hub and residential area in Northern Virginia.
C. Brambleton, Virginia
Brambleton, Virginia is a master-planned suburban community in Loudoun County known for its residential neighborhoods, town center, and family-oriented amenities.
D. Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County, Virginia is a rapidly growing suburban county in northern Virginia known for its proximity to Washington, D.C., its role as a commuter community, and its historical sites dating back to the colonial and Civil War eras.
E. Fort Lee, Virginia, United States
Fort Lee, Virginia, United States is a U.S. Army installation and training base in southeastern Virginia, historically significant as a major logistics and support center for the military.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Target entity description: Suffolk, Virginia, United States, is an independent city in southeastern Virginia known for its large land area, agricultural roots, and historic role in the Hampton Roads region.

A. Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
B. Springfield, Virginia
Springfield, Virginia is a suburban community in Fairfax County just south of Washington, D.C., known as a major transportation hub and residential area in Northern Virginia.
C. Brambleton, Virginia
Brambleton, Virginia is a master-planned suburban community in Loudoun County known for its residential neighborhoods, town center, and family-oriented amenities.
D. Stafford County, Virginia
Stafford County, Virginia is a rapidly growing suburban county in northern Virginia known for its proximity to Washington, D.C., its role as a commuter community, and its historical sites dating back to the colonial and Civil War eras.
E. Fort Lee, Virginia, United States
Fort Lee, Virginia, United States is a U.S. Army installation and training base in southeastern Virginia, historically significant as a major logistics and support center for the military.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city in Virginia ⓘ independent city ⓘ
areaCode	757 ⓘ 948 ⓘ
borderedBy	Chesapeake, Virginia ⓘ Franklin, Virginia ⓘ Gates County, North Carolina ⓘ Isle of Wight County, Virginia ⓘ Portsmouth, Virginia ⓘ Southampton County, Virginia ⓘ
consolidatedWith	Nansemond County, Virginia ⓘ
consolidationDate	1974 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
elevation	23 feet ⓘ 7 meters ⓘ
FIPSCode	51-76496 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	1500189 ⓘ
governmentType	council–manager government ⓘ
hasAttraction	Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ Riddick’s Folly House Museum ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict	Suffolk Historic District ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity	1910 ⓘ
incorporatedAsTown	1808 ⓘ
knownFor	agricultural roots ⓘ large land area ⓘ peanut production ⓘ
landArea	400 square miles ⓘ approximately 1036 square kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Hampton Roads ⓘ southeastern Virginia ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	James River ⓘ Nansemond River ⓘ
majorHighway	Interstate 664 ⓘ U.S. Route 13 ⓘ U.S. Route 460 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 58 NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayor	Michael D. Duman ⓘ
namedFor	Suffolk, England ⓘ
nicknamed	Peanut Capital of the World ⓘ
partOf	Hampton Roads metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Hampton Roads United States Census Bureau Hampton Roads metropolitan statistical area ⓘ linked to: Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News metropolitan area
population	94724 ⓘ
populationAsOf	2020 ⓘ
postalCode	23432 ⓘ 23433 ⓘ 23434 ⓘ 23435 ⓘ
primaryIndustry	agriculture ⓘ logistics ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ
region	Coastal Plain of Virginia ⓘ linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
settlementType	independent city ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Eastern Daylight Time ⓘ linked to: Eastern Time Zone

How these facts were elicited