Newport News, VA
Census ZIP code profile for Newport News, VA - 7 ZIPs, total population 179,275. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet NEWPORT-NEWS-VA · Newport News, VA 7 ZIPs · 179,275 pop · #13885/25278 · Newport News County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $68,450
- RANK-MID #13885/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Fort Eustis
- BOOK-MID 7 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 48% owners
- POP-MID 179,275
- SPREAD-WIDE 23607→23603
- HOME-MID $255,100
Nearest income peer: Fort Eustis, VA (+ $11,597 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Newport News
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Newport News on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Newport News · this city · lowest
Newport News · this city · lowest
$68,450 median HH income
- Fort Eustis · highest
Fort Eustis · highest
$80,047 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Newport News, VA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 45th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 179,275
- city population (Census)
- 7
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $68,450
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
A below-median income city on a compact ZIP cluster (7 codes). Income averages $68,450, rent $1,334 , commute about 23 minutes. Sibling ZIPs here are close enough that a two-ZIP compare often answers which side of town.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Newport News differ
Newport News's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $42,334 in ZIP 23607 to $88,246 in ZIP 23603, while home values span $171,800 in 23607 to $327,200 in 23606. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.9×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 25.5 points
23607 to 23603
23607 to 23606
23603 to 23607
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Newport News residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 7 codes in Newport News. The densest, 23608, still represents only about 24% of the 179,275 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-density employers across Newport News's ZIP mosaic
Citywide ZBP: 3,748 establishments, 93,139 employees , annual payroll $6,273,697k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 7 of 7 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 23606 (1,204 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (591) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Newport News, VA
These ZIP codes sit in Newport News County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 7 of them fall in Newport News. See the Newport News County roll-up →
Side-by-side: Compare 23608 vs 23602 →
Newport News roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Newport News, .