23603

Name: ZIP code 23603, Virginia
Address: VA, 23603, US

ZIP code 23603 is in Newport News city, Virginia, and crosses into 1 other county. About 3,504 people live here in 1,582 households. The median home value is $293,300 and the median household income $88,246. The average commute takes about 27 minutes.

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

3,504residentsACS 2020–2024

$88,246median household incomeNewport News city: $70K

$293,300median home valueNewport News city: $261K

94%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

23603 in VirginiaZIP codes coloured by median household income

23603

<$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.

3,504 residents in 1,582 households, next to the Newport News city figure.

23%

under 18

28%

aged 18–34

11%

aged 65 and over

38%

of households are people living alone

46%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

1,685 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $293,300 (±$78,369).

60%

of households own their home

43%

of homes are detached single-family houses

18%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,444

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201910%

2000–20095%

1990–199917%

1980–198935%

1970–197916%

1960–19697%

1950–19598%

1940–19490%

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 ±$23,731.

$88,246

median household income

2.0%

of people live below the poverty line

12.1%

unemployment rate

36%

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

17%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

10%

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 23603.

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

Grocery stores and supermarkets0

Convenience stores0

Pharmacies and drug stores0

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants0

Limited-service restaurants0

Coffee shops and snack bars0

Bars0

Physicians’ offices0

Dentists’ offices0

Child care centers0

Gyms and fitness centers0

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 23603, next to the national figure.

77%

had a routine checkup in the past year

69%

visited a dentist in the past year

of 18–64s have no health insurance

22%

get no leisure-time physical activity

38%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

11%

smoke

37%

have obesity

10%

have diagnosed diabetes

30%

have high blood pressure

15%

report fair or poor general health

17%

report frequent mental distress

37%

often feel lonely

13%

faced food insecurity in the past year

12%

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.

Katherine Johnson ElementaryNewport News0.4 mi

Denbigh Early Childhood CenterNewport News2.0 mi

Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleNewport News2.0 mi

Oliver C. Greenwood ElementaryNewport News2.3 mi

General Stanford ElementaryFt. Eustis2.4 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 23604 23602 Newport News city Virginia