Virginia · Census place 5156000

Newport News, Virginia

Newport News is a city in Newport News city, Virginia with an estimated 183,056 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 5th largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 183,056; #5 of 137 in Virginia
Change since 2020: -1.6%; -2,996 people
Land area: 69.0 sq mi; + 50.63 sq mi water
Density: 2,653 / sq mi; State median 1,784

Orange pin: Newport News. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Richmond.

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Newport News population, 2020 to 2024

Newport News lost 2,996 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.6%. In the latest year it moved by -193. Among 63 Virginia places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 51st; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Virginia has 16,562 people, so Newport News is 11.1 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 186,239. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Newport News covers 69.00 square miles of land and 50.63 of water, for 2,653 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Newport News is denser than the typical town.

What county Newport News is in

All of Newport News's residents live in Newport News city, which had 183,056 residents in 2024. Newport News holds 100.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Newport News

8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Newport News by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 23601, 23602, 23603, 23604, 23605, 23606, 23607, 23608. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Newport News is

The Census internal point of Newport News is at 37.076100, -76.522000. Richmond, the capital, is 59.5 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Norfolk, VA (231,105 people), 18.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Hampton, VA, 12.6 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 14 m (46 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal: 37.076100, -76.522000
DMS: 37°04'33.96"N 76°31'19.20"W
UTM: 18N 364709.1E 4104397.9N
Geohash: dq9dftqru
Plus code: 87953FGH+C6
Time zone: America/New_York

Daylight in Newport News

At 37.08° N, Newport News gets about 14 h 43 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 37 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 06 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Newport News daylight page.

Places near Newport News

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Smithfield, 8.8 miles away, with 9,032 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Newport News, VA?

183,056 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 2,996 (1.6%) from 186,052 in July 2020.

What county is Newport News in?

Newport News city. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Newport News?

8 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 23601, 23602, 23603, 23604, 23605, 23606, 23607, 23608.

How far is Newport News from Richmond?

59.5 miles (95.7 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Newport News.

What is the nearest larger city to Newport News?

Norfolk, VA, with 231,105 residents, 18.6 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.