Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, United States. The population was 8,533 at the 2020 census. The town is most famous for the curing and production of the Smithfield ham. The Virginia General Assembly passed a statute defining "Smithfield ham" by law in 1926, with one of the requirements that it be processed within the town limits. Smithfield Foods, a Fortune 500 company that owns Smithfield Packing Company and others, is the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. The company, based in Smithfield, raises 12 million hogs and processes 20 million pounds of them annually. The company's largest s…

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How Smithfield ranks

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#67Fewest uninsured in VA #72Cheapest rent in VA #75Highest graduation rate in VA All VA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code23430, 23431

Area code757

Living in Smithfield

Housing in Smithfield

$407K▲ 2.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Smithfield home is worth about $407,000, up 2.8% in a year, close to the Virginia typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market24

Sale-to-list100%

Sold in May10

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Safety in Smithfield

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Smithfield reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 52% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Smithfield 2.7

Virginia 2.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Smithfield 8.7

Virginia 13.9

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Smithfield

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Most working residents leave Smithfield for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Newport News (23%), Hampton (8%) and Norfolk (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Newport News

23%

Hampton

Norfolk

Virginia Beach

12%Work in townlive and work in Smithfield 14 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 4,517Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Smithfield

Health Grade B

Healthier than 59% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Virginia

3better than VA·3worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 26 are too close to call.

Conditions 3▼ 9 close Habits all close Care 3▲ 4 close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

7.1%Fewer uninsured adultsVA 8.7% · better 80.4%More adults treating high blood pressureVA 76.8% · better 9.4%More adults who have had cancerVA 7.7% · worse

Care nearby

Riverside Regional Medical CenterNewport News · 9.6 mi · ER

Southeastern Virginia Health System @ Four Oaks Day Service CenterNewport News · 9.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Smithfield · CMS · HRSAHealth in Smithfield →

Natural hazards in Smithfield

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🌊 Coastal flooding

29Does Smithfield flood?paid flood claims since 1982 4Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Smithfield

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Climate in Smithfield

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Smithfield has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

52° / 34°Winter

69° / 49°Spring

87° / 69°Summer

71° / 53°Fall

How much snow does Smithfield get?About 3 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 9, with the last in spring around Apr 1.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Smithfield

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School Grade A-

The public schools Smithfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictIsle of Wight County Public SchoolsSchools1

Westside Elementary B-Middle · Grades 4–6 · 682 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within VA. Ratings are from neighbors.