Hoppestad

{{Short description|Village in Skien, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Hoppestad

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Hoppestadelva.jpg

|image_caption = View of the river running through the village

|pushpin_map = Norway Telemark#Norway

|pushpin_label_position = top

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Telemark

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Grenland

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Skien Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 3721 Skien

|coordinates = {{coord|59.25651|9.56392|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 40

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Hoppestad, Skien |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-44752/Norge/Vestfold%20og%20Telemark/Skien/Hoppestad |access-date=2023-09-23 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Hoppestad is a village in Skien Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located about {{convert|5|km}} north of the town of Skien. The village of Luksefjell lies about {{convert|20|km}} to the north and the village of Valebø lies about {{convert|18|km}} to the northwest. The Hoppestadelva river runs through the village.

The {{convert|0.52|km2|acre|adj=on}} village had a population (2012) of 571 and a population density of {{convert|1098|PD/km2}}. Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway, but now it is considered part of the Porsgrunn/Skien metropolitan area.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2022-04-03 |title=04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04859/}}