ZIP 23608 · Newport News
Who lives in ZIP code 23608 (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
People43,641
Median age34.1
Household income$71,126
Home value$265,079
Median rent$1,265/mo
Poverty14.5%
College degree+29.0%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,568 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,918
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.2% are 65 or older; 74.3% are adults.
Household income
32.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,697.
Education (adults 25+)
42.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.6%
- Never married
- 38.4%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 51.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.6%
- Rent burden
- 28.4%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.4%
- Veterans
- 17.3%
- With a disability
- 15.0%
- No health insurance
- 8.7%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.