ZIP 23606 · Newport News
Who lives in ZIP code 23606 (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
People29,971
Median age32.9
Household income$72,874
Home value$325,837
Median rent$1,377/mo
Poverty12.4%
College degree+40.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,198 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,422
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.4% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
34.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,181.
Education (adults 25+)
45.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.3%
- Never married
- 44.9%
- Divorced
- 11.8%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 50.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.9%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.0%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 11.6%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.