Norfolk City Data
Why City of Norfolk Data?
Our data provides important reference information for Norfolk residents and business owners. Data from a diverse range of city departments illustrate city workings through real-time numbers, statistics, maps and visualizations. Explore tools from around the city linked on this page for a comprehensive view of how the city looks and operates. Resources here also include links to important data from state and national organizations.
We hope these data encourage exploration and understanding of the many services and operations of the City of Norfolk, as well as tools for our residents to track and help improve city services.
Public Data Available on Norfolk.gov website
Norfolk AIR is the premier site for property information in Norfolk. Norfolk AIR, short for Norfolk Address Information Resource, is a web application that provides quick access to a wide variety of data, maps and aerial photography for all addresses in the City. | |
The Geographic Information System (GIS) web page provides links to maps, photos, interactive mapping applications and citywide GIS data. | |
Open Data is city data that can be used, repurposed, and distributed by anyone without restriction or cost. Learn more about Norfolk’s Open Data Program here.
Where's the Data in Your Neighborhood? | |
Dashboards | Provides the public five years of police data broken down in an interactive and easy-to-read hub. View the Norfolk Police Data Hub. Click these links to access a variety of city dashboards. Capital Improvement Plan Dashboard |
External Data Sources:
Other sources of raw data and analysis available to the public include weather, demographics, traffic, flood insurance, water levels, population health, economic opportunity, and geographic boundaries.
Commonwealth of Virginia Open Data
To visit the Virginia Open Data Portal, click here.
To view Virginia’s fiscal and demographic data, click here.
Census Data
To find available Census APIs, click here.
To view Census datasets and download them, click here.
To view quick Census facts about Norfolk, click here and here.
To download geography files, such as shapefiles, click here.
To download geography files with demographic and economic data, click here.
Weather and Tide Data
To view the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Tidewatch Map, click here.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Data:
The following links provide portals into NOAA datasets and visualizations, including climate, tide, and map data. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with this goldmine of data.
To view NOAA datasets and visualizations by category, click here.
To view NOAA maps and geospatial products, click here.
To view historical weather and climate data, in addition to station history information, click here.
To view historical, current, and predicted tide and water level data, click here.
UVA Cooper Center Data
To view economic and tax data, click here.
To view demographic data, click here.
FEMA Data
To view FEMA data that is available in multiple formats, click here.
To view the FEMA Flood Map, click here.
City Health Dashboard
To view a population health dashboard for Norfolk, as well as a comparison to other cities, click here.
Opportunity Atlas
To view an interactive map showing economic mobility and demographic data, click here.
Waze Data
To view the live Waze map, showing traffic and road incident data, click here.