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Newport News

independent city in Virginia, United States
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Newport News

Summary

Newport News is an independent city in the United States[1]. It draws 2,143 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #8 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Newport News received the All-America City Award[3].
  • Newport News is located in Virginia[4].
  • Newport News is in the country of United States[5].
  • Newport News is on the body of water James River[6].
  • Newport News's head of government is recorded as McKinley L. Price[7].
  • Newport News's head of government is recorded as Phillip Jones[8].
  • Newport News's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[9].
  • Newport News's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
  • Newport News's shares border with is recorded as Isle of Wight County[11].
  • Newport News's shares border with is recorded as Suffolk[12].
  • Newport News's shares border with is recorded as Portsmouth[13].
  • Newport News's shares border with is recorded as Hampton[14].
  • Newport News's shares border with is recorded as York County[15].
  • Newport News's shares border with is recorded as James City County[16].
  • Newport News's twinned administrative body is recorded as Greifswald[17].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23601[18].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23602[19].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23603[20].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23605[21].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23606[22].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23607[23].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23608[24].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23609[25].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23612[26].
  • Newport News's postal code is recorded as 23628[27].

Body

Geography

Newport News is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in Virginia[4]. It is on the body of water James River[6]. It is part of Hampton Roads[28].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+309.822526'}[29] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+309.443889'}[30]. Newport News sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+15'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+180995'}[32], {'amount': '+180329'}[33], {'amount': '+180781'}[34], {'amount': '+182020'}[35], {'amount': '+182385'}[36], and {'amount': '+180719'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States[9] and big city[10].

History and Context

1881 marks the founding of Newport News[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Newport News include USS Newport News[39], a heavy cruiser[40].

Why It Matters

Newport News draws 2,143 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #8 of 40).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include USS Newport News[39], a heavy cruiser[40].

FAQs

What awards did Newport News receive?

Honors received include All-America City Award[3].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . nnva.gov. Retrieved . nnva.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . nngov.civicweb.net. Retrieved . nngov.civicweb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . nationalcivicleague.org. nationalcivicleague.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [29] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  36. [30] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Q138812596
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  2. 12d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3828823
    Taxonomicon id → 1808178
    Said to be the same as → Q49298094
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  3. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here → Q106150215
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Virginia
    Different from → Newport County
    Head of government → McKinley L. Price, Phillip Jones
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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