23602

Name: ZIP code 23602, Virginia
Address: VA, 23602, US

ZIP code 23602 is in Newport News city, Virginia. About 42,265 people live here in 17,668 households. The median home value is $288,200 and the median household income $79,475. The average commute takes about 27 minutes.

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

42,265residentsACS 2020–2024

$79,475median household incomeNewport News city: $70K

$288,200median home valueNewport News city: $261K

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

23602 in VirginiaZIP codes coloured by median household income

23602

<$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.

42,265 residents in 17,668 households, next to the Newport News city figure.

22%

under 18

28%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

39%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

18,481 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,200 (±$8,246).

53%

of households own their home

48%

of homes are detached single-family houses

29%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,511

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20199%

2000–200913%

1990–199920%

1980–198918%

1970–197918%

1960–196915%

1950–19595%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier1%

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 ±$4,544.

$79,475

median household income

13.2%

of people live below the poverty line

4.5%

unemployment rate

37%

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.

27 min

average commute to work

12%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

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.

94%

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 23602.

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

Grocery stores and supermarkets8

Convenience stores4

Pharmacies and drug stores7

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants54

Limited-service restaurants55

Coffee shops and snack bars12

Bars0

Physicians’ offices14

Dentists’ offices13

Child care centers10

Gyms and fitness centers10

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 23602, next to the national figure.

80%

had a routine checkup in the past year

66%

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

37%

have high blood pressure

19%

report fair or poor general health

17%

report frequent mental distress

36%

often feel lonely

16%

faced food insecurity in the past year

14%

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.

Willis A. Jenkins ElementaryNewport News0.5 mi

Menchville HighNewport News1.4 mi

T. Ryland Sanford ElementaryNewport News1.5 mi

B.C. Charles ElementaryNewport News1.6 mi

L.F. Palmer ElementaryNewport News1.6 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.

23608 23606 23604 23601 23603 Newport News city Virginia