ZIP 23605 · Newport News
Who lives in ZIP code 23605 (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
People13,332
Median age34.4
Household income$53,815
Home value$196,404
Median rent$1,222/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+19.2%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,404 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,321
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.0% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
18.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,373.
Education (adults 25+)
41.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 28.0%
- Never married
- 49.4%
- Divorced
- 17.2%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 49.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 40.5%
- Rent burden
- 35.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 68.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 6.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.1%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 14.4%
- No health insurance
- 8.9%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.