ZIP 23601 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 23601

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 23601 (Newport News, VA) is associated with Newport News City Public Schools (LEA 5102640) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (80 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is Riverside College of Health Careers about 1.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Newport News City Public Schools

LEA ID

5102640

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (53)

Riverside College of Health Careers1.3 miles (2.1 km)4yr-private
Christopher Newport University1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-public
Virginia Peninsula Community College3.8 miles (6.0 km)2yr-public
Hampton University7.9 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Old Dominion University14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-public
Eastern Virginia Medical School15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-public
Centura College-Norfolk16.3 miles (26.3 km)2yr-private
Tidewater Community College16.6 miles (26.8 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-private
Norfolk State University17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-public
Virginia Wesleyan University20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
William & Mary20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-public

Show all 53 colleges & universities

Fortis College-Norfolk20.7 miles (33.4 km)2yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute21.3 miles (34.3 km)2yr-private
ECPI University21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
Sentara College of Health Sciences22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
Regent University22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-private
Paul D Camp Community College35.6 miles (57.4 km)2yr-public
Rappahannock Community College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
College of the Albemarle51.3 miles (82.6 km)2yr-public
Richard Bland College51.4 miles (82.7 km)2yr-public
Mid-Atlantic Christian University52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Southside College of Health Sciences53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-private
Virginia State University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-public
Chester Career College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-private
Chowan University53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Elizabeth City State University54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-public
Brightpoint Community College55.4 miles (89.1 km)2yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College57.7 miles (92.9 km)2yr-public
Roanoke-Chowan Community College57.8 miles (92.9 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond67.0 miles (107.8 km)2yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging67.2 miles (108.1 km)2yr-private
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College68.5 miles (110.3 km)2yr-public
University of Richmond69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College74.1 miles (119.3 km)4yr-private
South University-Richmond74.5 miles (120.0 km)4yr-private
Halifax Community College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
St. Mary's College of Maryland79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College80.6 miles (129.7 km)2yr-public
Martin Community College89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland Eastern Shore91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Homer L. Hines Middle	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Warwick High	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Newport News & York County Governor's Health Science Academy	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Hilton Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Riverside Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Sedgefield Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Enterprise Academy/Newport News City	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
WARWICK KIDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Carver Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Crittenden Middle	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Mary W. Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Deer Park Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Hidenwood Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
PENINSULA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
George P. Phenix Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Watkins Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Hampton City Public Schools Gov Health Sciences Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Bethel High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
FIRST FRIENDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Cesar Tarrant Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
HAMPTON ROADS INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
PENINSULA SCHOOL AT THE FAISON CENTER	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Point Option Alternative School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
FAITH OUTREACH EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Huntington Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Heritage High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Heritage High School Governor's STEM Academy	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Achievable Dream Middle/High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
NEW MOUNT OLIVE CHRISTIAN DAYCARE & ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
EAST END ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Richard T. Yates Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
EAST END ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Aberdeen Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Greater Peninsula Governor's STEM Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
New Horizons Governor's School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
New Horizons Butler Farm Campus	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Newsome Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
RIVERMONT, HAMPTON	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
RIVERMONT SCHOOL-HAMPTON EAST	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
C. Alton Lindsay Middle	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
HAMPTON ROADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
L.F. Palmer Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
B.T. Washington Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Alternative Learning Center	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Menchville High	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
B.C. Charles Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Bethel Manor Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Newport News Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
DENBIGH BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
John Marshall Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Coventry Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Thomas Eaton Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
William Mason Cooper Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Willis A. Jenkins Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Hampton High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Luther W. Machen Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Achievable Dream Academy	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Discovery STEM Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
CALVARY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Kiln Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Center for Autism	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Tabb Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Paul Burbank Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
T. Ryland Sanford Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Tabb Middle	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
SUMMIT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Hunter B. Andrews	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Tabb High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Armstrong Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Mount Vernon Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Mary S. Peake Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Denbigh High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Stoney Run Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Barron Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Knollwood Meadows Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Grafton Bethel Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Albert W. Patrick III Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Carrollton Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
George J. McIntosh Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
DENBIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
David A. Dutrow Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Benjamin Syms Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Samuel P. Langley Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Poquoson High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Mary Passage Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Richneck Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Hardy Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Poquoson Primary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Captain John Smith Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Grafton High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Dare Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23601

What school district is ZIP code 23601 in?

ZIP 23601 (Newport News, VA) maps to Newport News City Public Schools (LEA ID 5102640) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 23601?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 80 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23601 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23601 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	27.6%
High school	26.8%
Less than HS	6.8%
School district	Newport News City Public Schools

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