ZIP 23602 · Newport News
Who lives in ZIP code 23602 (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
People42,265
Median age35.0
Household income$79,475
Home value$288,097
Median rent$1,511/mo
Poverty13.2%
College degree+37.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,241 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,668
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.2% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
37.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $46,181.
Education (adults 25+)
52.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.6%
- Never married
- 36.9%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 52.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.3%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.0%
- Veterans
- 14.3%
- With a disability
- 14.4%
- No health insurance
- 7.1%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.