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23608

ZIP 23608 is in Newport News, Virginia, in Newport News City; area codes 757 and 948; Eastern time. Newport News has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Population
43,641
Coordinates
37.1478, -76.5430
☼ Live from 23608 — Newport News, VA

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Where 23608 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 23608
  • 🔢 Type 23608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOgEZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 23,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 227. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101110000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 23607 (Newport News, VA, 14 mi away) and 23609 (Newport News, VA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 23608 becomes 80632 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greeley, CO, 1,530 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 2,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,203 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 23608 and you would come out at 37.15°S, 103.46°E — 791 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
  • 📏 At 10.7 square miles of land, 23608 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,641This ZIP43,641
Households17,918This ZIP17,918
Housing units18,891This ZIP18,891
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,126This ZIP$71,126Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$266,500This ZIP$266,500Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,265This ZIP$1,265Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density4,060.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,060.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments512This ZIP512
Employees5,179This ZIP5,179
Annual payroll$218,754,000This ZIP$218,754,000
Tax returns filed20,720This ZIP20,720
Total adjusted gross income$1,081,374,000This ZIP$1,081,374,000

Land area

Land area10.75 sq miThis ZIP10.75 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 23608

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ZIP codes near 23608

ZIPCityDistance
23602 Newport News, VA 2.7 mi
23603 Newport News, VA 3.2 mi
23604 Fort Eustis, VA 3.4 mi
23609 Newport News, VA 3.5 mi
23612 Newport News, VA 3.5 mi
23628 Newport News, VA 3.5 mi
23690 Yorktown, VA 5.2 mi
23694 Lackey, VA 5.3 mi
23693 Yorktown, VA 5.5 mi
23606 Newport News, VA 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 23608?

23608 is in Newport News, Virginia, in Newport News city, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.1478, -76.5430.

What county is 23608 in?

23608 lies in Newport News city.

What area code is 23608?

Newport News uses area codes 757 and 948, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 23608 in?

23608 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 23608?

About 43,641 people live in ZIP code 23608, in 17,918 households, at 4,060.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 23608?

$71,126 a year, against $93,170 across Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 23608?

The closest are 23602 (2.7 mi), 23603 (3.2 mi), 23604 (3.4 mi), 23609 (3.5 mi) and 23612 (3.5 mi).

Is 23608 a PO Box ZIP code?

23608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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