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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.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
2008179,614-0.3%-0.66% since 2007
2007180,810+0.37%-0.55% since 2006
2006181,812+0.92%-0.22% since 2005
2005182,213+1.15% 
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2000180,150The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Chapel Village   E7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Hampton   E9 mi [14.48 km]145,4940.64% decrease
 Newgate Village   E4 mi [6.44 km]---
 Norfolk   SE18 mi [28.97 km]234,220---
 Poquoson   NE9 mi [14.48 km]11,8292.27% increase
 Portsmouth   SE16 mi [25.75 km]100,577---

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

Websites for Newport News

Official Website:   www.ci.newport-news.va.us/
   
Junior League:   www.jlhr.org/

If you know of a local history or genealogy society for either Newport News or Newport News City, would you please send us the URL for their website? We would like to add their link to our Gazetteer. To contact us, please visit our Feedback Page.




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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Newport News? Please visit the Map Page for Newport News.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newport News - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Newport News.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Newport News and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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