23601

Name: ZIP code 23601, Virginia
Address: VA, 23601, US

ZIP code 23601 is in Newport News city, Virginia. About 26,645 people live here in 11,493 households. The median home value is $243,800 and the median household income $71,279. The average commute takes about 23 minutes.

ZIP code tabulation area · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

26,645residentsACS 2020–2024

$71,279median household incomeNewport News city: $70K

$243,800median home valueNewport News city: $261K

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

23601 in VirginiaZIP codes coloured by median household income

23601

<$45K$125K+

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

People.

26,645 residents in 11,493 households, next to the Newport News city figure.

25%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

39%

of households are people living alone

37%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

12,548 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $243,800 (±$8,367).

57%

of households own their home

63%

of homes are detached single-family houses

22%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,340

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20196%

2000–20096%

1990–19997%

1980–198911%

1970–197913%

1960–196920%

1950–195920%

1940–19499%

1939 or earlier8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$8,061.

$71,279

median household income

10.3%

of people live below the poverty line

3.5%

unemployment rate

30%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

80%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

16%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Businesses in 23601.

557 business establishments with paid employees have an address in this ZIP code.

Grocery stores and supermarkets6

Convenience stores7

Pharmacies and drug stores5

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants25

Limited-service restaurants21

Coffee shops and snack bars0

Bars0

Physicians’ offices7

Dentists’ offices5

Child care centers8

Gyms and fitness centers4

Movie theaters0

Museums0

Counts are business establishments with paid employees, by the ZIP code of their address. Self-employed people without staff, and public facilities such as libraries, are not included.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

Health.

Estimated share of adults in 23601, next to the national figure.

80%

had a routine checkup in the past year

65%

visited a dentist in the past year

of 18–64s have no health insurance

26%

get no leisure-time physical activity

39%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

13%

smoke

39%

have obesity

13%

have diagnosed diabetes

38%

have high blood pressure

19%

report fair or poor general health

17%

report frequent mental distress

35%

often feel lonely

15%

faced food insecurity in the past year

13%

faced housing insecurity in the past year

lacked reliable transportation in the past year

These are model-based estimates for adults from the CDC’s PLACES project, combining national health surveys with local population data. They are not counts of local patients, and small differences between nearby ZIP codes are within the margin of the model.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES 2025 release (ZCTA), public domain

Nearest public schools.

In a straight line from the center of the ZIP code. Attendance zones are set by each school district.

Homer L. Hines MiddleNewport News1.0 mi

Newport News & York County Governor's Health Science AcademyNewport News1.0 mi

Warwick HighNewport News1.0 mi

Hilton ElementaryNewport News1.1 mi

Riverside ElementaryNewport News1.5 mi

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024–25

Nearby ZIP codes.

ZIP codes here are the Census Bureau’s ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which closely match the postal ZIP codes used for addresses.

23605 23606 23607 23602 Newport News city Virginia