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Newport is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia, United States, with the ZIP code of 24128. The 2020 Census reports a population of 1,767 in the community. [ 2 ] It is located in a valley between Salt Pond Mountain, Sherman's Nose and Gap Mountain.
Newport News is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, on the northern shore of the James River. It was part of Warwick County until 1896, when it was incorporated as a city.
A comprehensive list of 95 counties and 38 independent cities in Virginia, with links to maps, population data, and historical information. Learn about the origins, names, and features of each county and city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Find the area code for Newport News, Virginia and other cities in the Hampton Roads region and Southeast corner. The current area code is 757, which was established in 1996 and has an additional overlay code 948 since 2022.
Warwick County was a county in Southeast Virginia that was created in 1634 and became the City of Newport News in 1958. It was located on the Virginia Peninsula on the northern bank of the James River and had a rich history of shipbuilding, railroad, and military development.
The airport code for Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport is PHF, which stands for Patrick Henry Field. The airport is located in Newport News, Virginia, and serves the Hampton Roads area with two runways and one terminal.
The town of Denbigh was the county seat of Warwick County from 1810 until 1952, except for a short period from 1888 to 1896 when the courthouse was located in what is now downtown Newport News. It was moved back to Denbigh when Newport News became an independent city in 1896. Warwick County became an independent city itself in 1952.
Jefferson Lab, also known as TJNAF or CEBAF, is a national laboratory in Newport News, Virginia, that explores the nature of matter using a continuous electron beam accelerator. The lab has four experimental halls, a free-electron laser, and collaborates with other DOE accelerators.