Naval Station Norfolk is a United States Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia. Serving as the headquarters and home port of the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Forces Command, Naval Station Norfolk is the world’s largest naval station. Originally the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, this area was determined to be ideal for naval activity and was purchased by the government in 1917. Today’s NS Norfolk, situated in the Sewell’s Point area of Norfolk, Virginia, lies near the site of the Civil War battle of the Monitor and Merrimac (CSS Virginia) and is home of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

Originally inhabited by indigenous peoples, became a Royal Colony in 1624, in what is now the Ocean View section of Norfolk. In 1682 England decreed and then established the “Towne of Lower Norfolk County,” incorporated in 1705 and was chartered as a borough in 1736. By 1775, Norfolk had become very prosperous and developed into a center of trade. Over the years, Norfolk has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times, first in 1776, a fire during 1804, and during the Confederate War. Today Norfolk is a thriving city with a large population, the site of the campus for Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University, one of the campuses for Tidewater Community College and has close ties to the Navy.

There are many fun and interesting places to visit in Norfolk, including beaches in the Ocean View Area along the Chesapeake Bay, the Battleship USS Wisconsin, The National Maritime Center, Nautilus, the Virginia Zoo, the Chrylser Museum of Art, the McArthur Memorial, and more.

There are numerous neighborhoods conveniently located just minutes from NS Norfolk, including Pinewell, Colonial Place, Lakewood, Cromwell Farms, and Talbot Park.

If you are new to the area or PCSing to NS Norfolk and wish to live off-base, contact us today. We have a dedicated team of realtors and loan specialists that are ready to help you find your new home.