ZIP 23601 · Newport News
Who lives in ZIP code 23601 (Newport News, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Newport News, VA · Newport News County
uszips 2026
People26,645
Median age37.1
Household income$71,279
Home value$243,075
Median rent$1,340/mo
Poverty10.3%
College degree+29.9%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,384 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,493
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 75.2% are adults.
Household income
33.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,808.
Education (adults 25+)
43.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.8%
- Never married
- 32.5%
- Divorced
- 15.9%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 52.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.3%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.9%
- Veterans
- 13.7%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.