Newport News, Virginia

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The coastal city of Newport News is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Newport News lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Newport News, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Newport News had a population of 180,150 people^<2> (or 99.76% of the total population of Newport News City). The population of Newport News represented 2.55% of the total of Virginia, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Newport News had a population of 179,614 people. This is a decrease of 0.3% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Newport News.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Chapel Village	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Hampton	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	145,494	0.64% decrease
	Newgate Village	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Norfolk	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	234,220	---
	Poquoson	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	11,829	2.27% increase
	Portsmouth	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	100,577	---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Newport News.

Websites for Newport News

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Newport News. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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