23606 ZIP Code, Newport News, VA

23606 is a ZIP code in Newport News, Virginia in Newport News city. It covers 9.7 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 23601, 23602 and 23605. 29,971 people live here in 12,422 households. At about 3,102 people per square mile it has suburban density, and owners and renters are mixed (47% own). Median household income is $72,874, below the Virginia median of $93,170.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents29,971
Households12,422
Median household income$72,874
Income per person$40,329
Median age32.9
Homeowners46.6%
Median home value$327,200
Median rent$1,377
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%
Average commute (minutes)20.2
Households with kids under 1824.5%
Moved in the past year15.2%
Below the poverty line12.4%
Broadband internet91.7%
Speak a non-English language at home14.9%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K6.6%
$10–15K2.8%
$15–25K5.6%
$25–35K7.3%
$35–50K10.9%
$50–75K18.6%
$75–100K13.6%
$100–150K15.8%
$150–200K9.6%
$200K+9.2%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1011.9%
10–1914.5%
20–2410.7%
25–3415.3%
35–4412.4%
45–549.2%
55–6410.5%
65–749.6%
75+5.7%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage28.4%
Owned outright15.4%
Rented48.9%
Vacant7.3%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house43.0%
Townhome8.1%
2–4 units11.9%
5–19 units18.5%
20+ units14.1%
Mobile / other4.4%

Businesses in 23606

1,204 business establishments with 22,455 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

23606 has 22 USPS carrier routes with 13,293 residential and 1,528 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 23606

23606 has 22 USPS carrier routes (22 city (C)) with 13,293 residential and 1,528 business mailboxes. Routes range from 319 homes (C029) to 1,558 homes (C024); the median route has 513 homes. The Census counted 12,422 households in 23606 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–49910
500–7497
750–9994
1,000–1,4990
1,500+1

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  1. Route C023 — USPS business mailboxes 337, 337 homes
  2. Route C029 — USPS business mailboxes 261, 319 homes
  3. Route C011 — USPS business mailboxes 219, 541 homes
  4. Route C016 — USPS business mailboxes 197, 423 homes
  5. Route C014 — USPS business mailboxes 143, 650 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 23606

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City3271$116,699———
C002City3671$149,661———
C003City4381$107,728———
C005City6471$44,053———
C006City41369$81,945———
C007City70463$44,053———
C008City38318$116,699———
C009City92939$82,754———
C010City4574$116,699———
C011City541219$35,307———
C012City87421$72,743———
C014City650143$92,025———
C016City423197$92,025———
C017City3320$149,661———
C019City50256$51,408———
C020City7425$44,053———
C022City5245$44,053———
C023City337337$51,408———
C024City1,5584$51,154———
C027City98980$50,473———
C028City8373$131,323———
C029City319261$149,661———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 23606 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 23606, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 23606 in?
23606 is a Newport News, VA mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Newport News.
What county is 23606 in?
23606 is in Newport News city.
What is the population of 23606?
About 29,971 people (±1,315), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 31,684.
What is the median household income in 23606?
$72,874 (±$4,430), compared with $93,170 for Virginia as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 23606?
22 USPS carrier routes with 13,293 residential and 1,528 business mailboxes (14,821 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 23606?
The closest, measured center to center: 23601 (2.8 mi, Newport News), 23602 (3.3 mi, Newport News), 23605 (5.5 mi, Newport News), 23604 (5.6 mi, Newport News), 23304 (5.7 mi) and 23608 (5.9 mi, Newport News).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.