ZIP 23606 — 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 23606

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 23606 (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 (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Christopher Newport University about 1.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Newport News City Public Schools

LEA ID

5102640

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (54)

Christopher Newport University1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-public
Riverside College of Health Careers4.1 miles (6.7 km)4yr-private
Virginia Peninsula Community College5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-public
Hampton University10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
Old Dominion University17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-public
William & Mary17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-public
Eastern Virginia Medical School18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-public
Centura College-Norfolk19.3 miles (31.0 km)2yr-private
Tidewater Community College19.5 miles (31.4 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk19.8 miles (31.8 km)2yr-private
Norfolk State University20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-public
Virginia Wesleyan University22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 54 colleges & universities

Fortis College-Norfolk23.7 miles (38.1 km)2yr-private
Advanced Technology Institute24.3 miles (39.0 km)2yr-private
ECPI University24.4 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
Sentara College of Health Sciences25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
Regent University25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Chesapeake26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach26.8 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
South University-Virginia Beach27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
Centura College-Virginia Beach29.7 miles (47.8 km)2yr-private
Rappahannock Community College35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-public
Paul D Camp Community College35.4 miles (57.0 km)2yr-public
Richard Bland College48.8 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
Southside College of Health Sciences50.4 miles (81.1 km)2yr-private
Virginia State University50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-public
Chester Career College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-private
Brightpoint Community College52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-public
College of the Albemarle53.8 miles (86.5 km)2yr-public
Chowan University53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Mid-Atlantic Christian University55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
Elizabeth City State University57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-public
Eastern Shore Community College58.1 miles (93.4 km)2yr-public
Roanoke-Chowan Community College58.2 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
Virginia Commonwealth University61.2 miles (98.4 km)4yr-public
Virginia Union University61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary62.1 miles (100.0 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging64.2 miles (103.4 km)2yr-private
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College65.6 miles (105.5 km)2yr-public
University of Richmond66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
South University-Richmond71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-private
Halifax Community College75.0 miles (120.6 km)2yr-public
St. Mary's College of Maryland77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
Martin Community College90.6 miles (145.9 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland Eastern Shore91.2 miles (146.8 km)4yr-public
Eastern Virginia Career College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Hidenwood Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Riverside Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Richard T. Yates Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
B.C. Charles Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Menchville High	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Deer Park Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Warwick High	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
Newport News & York County Governor's Health Science Academy	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
HAMPTON ROADS INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Willis A. Jenkins Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
DENBIGH BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Enterprise Academy/Newport News City	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
PENINSULA SCHOOL AT THE FAISON CENTER	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
EAST END ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
EAST END ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
L.F. Palmer Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
T. Ryland Sanford Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Point Option Alternative School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Homer L. Hines Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Watkins Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
HAMPTON ROADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
PENINSULA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Hilton Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Sedgefield Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Center for Autism	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Kiln Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Denbigh High	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
George P. Phenix Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Carver Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Stoney Run Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
WARWICK KIDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Crittenden Middle	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Knollwood Meadows Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Mary W. Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Hampton City Public Schools Gov Health Sciences Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Bethel High	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
FIRST FRIENDS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Coventry Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Alfred S. Forrest Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
David A. Dutrow Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Tabb Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Cesar Tarrant Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Bethel Manor Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
George J. McIntosh Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Christopher C. Kraft Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Mary Passage Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Tabb Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
New Horizons Butler Farm Campus	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Greater Peninsula Governor's STEM Academy	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
New Horizons Governor's School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
DENBIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Mount Vernon Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
SUMMIT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
FAITH OUTREACH EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
RIVERMONT, HAMPTON	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Tabb High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Richneck Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
RIVERMONT SCHOOL-HAMPTON EAST	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Huntington Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Heritage High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Heritage High School Governor's STEM Academy	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
NEW MOUNT OLIVE CHRISTIAN DAYCARE & ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Achievable Dream Middle/High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Aberdeen Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Grafton Bethel Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
General Stanford Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Hardy Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Ella J. Fitzgerald Middle	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Denbigh Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Newsome Park Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Newport Academy	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
New Horizons Woodside Campus	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Grafton High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
C. Alton Lindsay Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Grafton Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Woodside High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Luther W. Machen Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
William Mason Cooper Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Dare Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Thomas Eaton Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Alternative Learning Center	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
B.T. Washington Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Newport News Juvenile Detention Home	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
John Marshall Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Hampton High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Paul Burbank Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Achievable Dream Academy	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Discovery STEM Academy	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
A.W.E. Bassette Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CALVARY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Carrollton Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Katherine Johnson Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Poquoson High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Poquoson Primary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 23606

What school district is ZIP code 23606 in?

ZIP 23606 (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 23606?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 23606 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 23606 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	38.5%
High school	28.2%
Less than HS	6.0%
School district	Newport News City Public Schools

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