23608

Name: ZIP code 23608, Virginia
Address: VA, 23608, US

ZIP code 23608 is in Newport News city, Virginia. About 43,641 people live here in 17,918 households. The median home value is $266,500 and the median household income $71,126. The average commute takes about 30 minutes.

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

43,641residentsACS 2020–2024

$71,126median household incomeNewport News city: $70K

$266,500median home valueNewport News city: $261K

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

23608 in VirginiaZIP codes coloured by median household income

23608

<$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.

43,641 residents in 17,918 households, next to the Newport News city figure.

26%

under 18

26%

aged 18–34

13%

aged 65 and over

33%

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.

18,891 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,500 (±$8,022).

50%

of households own their home

51%

of homes are detached single-family houses

27%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,265

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20197%

2000–200912%

1990–199918%

1980–198922%

1970–197922%

1960–196913%

1950–19595%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier0%

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 ±$4,874.

$71,126

median household income

14.5%

of people live below the poverty line

6.5%

unemployment rate

29%

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.

30 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

88%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

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 23608.

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

Grocery stores and supermarkets4

Convenience stores9

Pharmacies and drug stores0

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants17

Limited-service restaurants37

Coffee shops and snack bars3

Bars0

Physicians’ offices7

Dentists’ offices10

Child care centers4

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 23608, next to the national figure.

79%

had a routine checkup in the past year

61%

visited a dentist in the past year

11%

of 18–64s have no health insurance

29%

get no leisure-time physical activity

42%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

15%

smoke

42%

have obesity

14%

have diagnosed diabetes

38%

have high blood pressure

22%

report fair or poor general health

19%

report frequent mental distress

38%

often feel lonely

21%

faced food insecurity in the past year

18%

faced housing insecurity in the past year

11%

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.

Mary Passage MiddleNewport News0.2 mi

David A. Dutrow ElementaryNewport News0.7 mi

George J. McIntosh ElementaryNewport News0.8 mi

Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleNewport News1.2 mi

Stoney Run ElementaryNewport News1.2 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.

23602 23603 23604 23606 Newport News city Virginia