23606

Name: ZIP code 23606, Virginia
Address: VA, 23606, US

ZIP code 23606 is in Newport News city, Virginia. About 29,971 people live here in 12,422 households. The median home value is $327,200 and the median household income $72,874. The average commute takes about 22 minutes.

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

29,971residentsACS 2020–2024

$72,874median household incomeNewport News city: $70K

$327,200median home valueNewport News city: $261K

92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

23606 in VirginiaZIP codes coloured by median household income

23606

<$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.

29,971 residents in 12,422 households, next to the Newport News city figure.

20%

under 18

33%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

38%

of households are people living alone

35%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

13,408 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $327,200 (±$13,188).

47%

of households own their home

43%

of homes are detached single-family houses

33%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,377

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201910%

2000–200912%

1990–199913%

1980–198919%

1970–197912%

1960–196918%

1950–195912%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier3%

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 ±$4,430.

$72,874

median household income

12.4%

of people live below the poverty line

5.2%

unemployment rate

40%

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.

22 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

80%

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.

92%

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 23606.

1,204 business establishments with paid employees have an address in this ZIP code.

Grocery stores and supermarkets6

Convenience stores0

Pharmacies and drug stores0

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants41

Limited-service restaurants36

Coffee shops and snack bars13

Bars0

Physicians’ offices49

Dentists’ offices23

Child care centers3

Gyms and fitness centers7

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 23606, next to the national figure.

78%

had a routine checkup in the past year

64%

visited a dentist in the past year

10%

of 18–64s have no health insurance

25%

get no leisure-time physical activity

39%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

12%

smoke

37%

have obesity

11%

have diagnosed diabetes

33%

have high blood pressure

19%

report fair or poor general health

18%

report frequent mental distress

37%

often feel lonely

17%

faced food insecurity in the past year

14%

faced housing insecurity in the past year

10%

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.

Hidenwood ElementaryNewport News0.4 mi

Ethel M. Gildersleeve MiddleNewport News1.0 mi

Riverside ElementaryNewport News1.3 mi

Richard T. Yates ElementaryNewport News1.8 mi

B.C. Charles ElementaryNewport News2.2 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.

23601 23602 23605 23604 23608 Newport News city Virginia