Kempsville, Virginia Beach: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. Sources: OpenStreetMap place data, the City of Virginia Beach’s park property layer, Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zones, the state’s School Quality Profiles, the Census Bureau’s ZIP code boundaries, Zillow Research and Hampton Roads Transit’s schedule data.

Kempsville is the large, mostly residential part of the city south of Interstate 264 and west of Town Center, centered on Princess Anne Road. It is not one of the city’s strategic growth areas, so the city has no separate plan for it; OpenStreetMap places Kempsville near Witchduck and Princess Anne roads and names 10 neighborhoods around it.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Kempsville High at the middle of the area. Check an address with the VBCPS School Locator.
• Home value: $326,107 in ZIP 23462 and $405,275 in 23464 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-264 exit: exit 16 (Witchduck Road, Virginia Route 190, signed for Princess Anne Road).

Part of our Virginia Beach neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On this page Kempsville is the area within about 1.5 miles of the point where OpenStreetMap places it, on South Witchduck Road north of Princess Anne Road. Princess Anne Road, Witchduck Road, Kempsville Road and Providence Road are the main roads, and Town Center is just to the northeast. OpenStreetMap names Kempsville Colony, Kempsville Gardens, Kempsville Heights, Carolanne Farms, Fairfield, Haven Heights, Huntington, Larkspur and Pocahontas Village as neighborhoods inside it.

The middle of the area is in ZIP code 23462, in the Census Bureau’s ZIP code boundaries, and the south and east are in 23464, the ZIP code of Kempsville High School. A sliver of the northeast is in 23452. Pleasant Hall, a brick house its sign dates to about 1769, stands on Overland Road near Princess Anne Road.

Schools

These are the 2026-27 zones at the middle of the area, from the division’s attendance zone maps. Every Virginia Beach school was fully accredited for 2025-26 on the state’s School Quality Profiles; graduation rates are the four-year on-time rate for the class of 2026.

This is a big area and it is split. The edges reach the Bayside (99%), Princess Anne (97%) and Tallwood (97%) high zones; the Bayside, Independence and Larkspur middle zones; and about a dozen elementary zones, among them Fairfield, Providence, Woodstock and Kempsville Meadows. Check one address with the School Locator. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 23462 was $326,107 in September 2026, up 4% from $313,552 a year earlier, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. In 23464 it was $405,275, up 3% from $393,475. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price, and each figure covers a whole ZIP code, not Kempsville alone. The citywide figure was $424,785. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s park property records:

• Kempsville Recreation Center, 800 Monmouth Lane, a city recreation center, next to Lark Downs Park, 828 Monmouth Lane
• Carolanne Farms Park, 375 Gainsborough Road, a 22-acre community park with a kayak launch
• Kempes Landing Park, 524 Kempsville Road, a gateway park
• Ferry Point Park, 5544 Normandy Ave., and Woods of Avalon Park, 5720 Normandy Ave.
• Chatham Hall Park, 5364 Chatham Hall Drive, and Fairfield Park, 717 Rosaer Circle
• Kempsville Greens Golf Course, 4840 Princess Anne Road, a city golf course

More in our parks guide.

Getting around

• Interstate 264: exit 16, Witchduck Road (Virginia Route 190, signed for Princess Anne Road), and exit 17, Independence Boulevard, by the signs mapped in OpenStreetMap.
• Town Center: about 2.6 miles by road from the middle of the area.
• Oceanfront: about 12 miles.
• Norfolk International Airport: about 7.7 miles. All are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, not drive times.
• Hampton Roads Transit routes with stops here: 20 (757 Express on Virginia Beach Boulevard), 24 (Kempsville Road), 25 (Newtown Road and Princess Anne Road) and 36 (Holland Road).

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap:

• Food Lion and Kempsville Pharmacy, 5277 Princess Anne Road
• Kroger, 975 Providence Road
• The Virginia Beach Boulevard stores at the north edge, including Walmart Supercenter, 4817 Virginia Beach Blvd.

How we drew this area

Kempsville has no city boundary, so this page uses a circle of about 1.5 miles around the point where OpenStreetMap places it. School zones are the ones at that point in the division’s 2026-27 zone maps, plus every other zone inside the circle. Neighborhood names and store locations are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What ZIP code is Kempsville in Virginia Beach?

Kempsville spans ZIP codes 23462 and 23464. Zillow put the typical home value at $326,107 in 23462 and $405,275 in 23464 in September 2026.

What schools serve Kempsville?

At the middle of Kempsville the 2026-27 zones are Kempsville Elementary, Kempsville Middle and Kempsville High. Edges fall in the Bayside, Princess Anne and Tallwood high school zones, so check one address with the VBCPS School Locator.

Is Kempsville a good place to live?

Kempsville has more than 10 city parks within about 1.5 miles of its center, including Carolanne Farms Park and the Kempsville Recreation Center, and is zoned at its middle for Kempsville High, which had a 96% on-time graduation rate for the class of 2026. The typical home value in 23464 was $405,275 in September 2026, according to Zillow.

How far is Kempsville from Town Center?

About 2.6 miles by road from the middle of Kempsville to Town Center, and about 7.7 miles to Norfolk International Airport, measured on the OpenStreetMap road network.