Newport News
A city in Virginia, coextensive with its county-equivalent — population 179,062 as of 2020.
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News in Newport News
City of Newport News
October 2
Newport News Voters to Decide School Construction Sales Tax Referendum on November 3
Education
City of Newport News
October 1
Newport News Welcomes $2 Million Federal Investment to Build the Peninsula's Digital Highway
General
City of Newport News
September 23
NEWPORT NEWS WINS STATEWIDE INNOVATION AWARD FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH BUS
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City of Newport News
September 18
Newport News Fire Department Marine Crews Rescue Boaters During Severe Storm
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Newport News by the numbers
Population
179,062Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 69 sq mi (178.7 km²), 50.63 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.4
- Households
- 76,112
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $69,634
- Median house value
- $260,600
Municipal office
- Office
- PLANNING TECHNICIAN
- Address
- 2400 WASHINGTON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23607
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