Newport News city, Virginia
County seat: Newport News · Population 183,230 (2025) · 69 sq mi
Newport News city is the 11th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 183,230 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Newport News. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 7 neighboring counties.
Newport News city facts
- County seat
- Newport News
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 183,230 −1.6% since 2020
- Land area
- 69 sq mi 98th largest of 133
- Water area
- 51 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,656 per sq mi
- Largest city
- Newport News 183,230
- Median household income
- $69,634
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51700
Cities and towns in Newport News city
Newport News city has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Newport News city; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News (county seat) | City | 183,230 |
ZIP codes in Newport News city
8 ZIP codes reach into Newport News city. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 23601
- 23602
- 23603 also York County
- 23604
- 23605 also Hampton city
- 23606
- 23607 also Hampton city
- 23608
Population of Newport News city, 2020–2025
Newport News city shrank by 3,005 people (−1.6%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 3,406 more births than deaths and a net loss of 6,372 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 186,030 |
| 2021 | 184,659 |
| 2022 | 183,976 |
| 2023 | 183,311 |
| 2024 | 183,401 |
| 2025 | 183,230 |
Neighboring counties
- Isle of Wight County southwest · 41,321 people
- Hampton city east · 137,315 people
- York County northeast · 71,374 people
- James City County northwest · 83,326 people
- Suffolk city south · 104,699 people
- Portsmouth city southeast · 96,777 people
- Surry County west · 6,603 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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