ZIP 23602
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 23602 usually run 0.7% below trend in January and 0.6% above it in July, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 23602 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in ZIP 23602 changed +9.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 169 Virginia ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.4%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 23602 rose 42.7% while median household income rose 26.1% ($63,039 to $79,475). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 23602 is 58.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($79,475) is $1,987 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,810); a 3-bedroom is $2,510.
6th cheapest of 6 ZIP codes in Newport News.
ZIP 23601, 6 miles away, rents for 16% less ($1,450/mo), about $3,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 23602. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 23602 (Newport News, VA) is roughly split between renters and owners, 37.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 23602 in Newport News, VA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 23602 in Newport News, VA has increased by $481 per month, settling near $1,736 after starting the period at $1,255. Median household income grew from $64,855 to $79,475 between 2021 and 2024, a 22.5% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 15.8 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 41,330 to 42,265 between 2021 and 2024, a 2.3% change. About 46.7% of households rent today, against 48.8% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 34.8% to 37.1%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 23602 in Newport News, VA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 23602 covers Newport News, VA. The median rent here is $1,736/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,600/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,810/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($79,475/yr), ZIP 23602 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.2% over the past year.
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At $1,736/mo, rent takes ~26% of ZIP 23602's median household income ($79,475/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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