Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min5:46 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min7:16 am – 4:52 pm
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People3,504 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.81,582 householdsMedian household income $88,246Median home value $293,300Median rent $1,444 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,539 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.1% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 1,531 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 14%, retail 14%Average commute 24 minutes80% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 11%, German or Dutch 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 31°F45 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month August3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days43 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newport News Intl Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Langley Afb
Parks and public landsNewport News City Parkpark · within reach · 7,309 acresStony Run Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 227 acresColonial National Historical Parkhistoric site · 3.7 mi · 7,881 acresBalthrope Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 71 acresMachicomoco State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 647 acresHog Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 94 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNewport News City, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured61 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hampton City County, VA, 16 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Newport Newsserves 407,300 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation40 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital2.3 miPost officeFort Eustis Post Office2.1 miTown hallYork County Administration Building4.9 miPoliceFort Eustis Police Department2.1 miFire stationNewport News Fire Department Station 41.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleElla Fitzgerald Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolNewport Academyunder a mileElementaryGreenwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCentura College-Newport News Campus2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport PHF3.6 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF27 miInterstateI-642.6 miUS highwayUS 60under a mileAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN3.4 miCoachNewport News, VA (Jefferson Commons shopping center. 551 Bland Blvd, Newport News, VA 23602. Pick up at the far end of the parking lot (NOT at KOHL'S OurBus3.2 miTransit7 stops within a mileHampton Roads Transit (HRT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23603 ZIP area.
