Map of Newport News, United States

Newport News is a city in Virginia, United States, with a population of about 186,247. It lies at 36.9804°N, 76.4297°W, about 6 m above sea level. Newport News is about 219 km (136 mi) south of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is East Hampton, 11 km to the northeast.

Newport News at a glance

Where is Newport News?

• The 5th largest city in Virginia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 37 min on the shortest day to 14 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Newport News

• East Hampton — 11 km northeast
• Portsmouth Heights — 19 km south
• Norfolk — 20 km southeast
• Portsmouth — 20 km southeast
• Suffolk — 31 km southwest
• Virginia Beach — 43 km east
• Mechanicsville — 109 km northwest
• Richmond — 111 km northwest
• Tuckahoe — 121 km northwest
• Rocky Mount — 168 km southwest

Largest cities in Virginia

• Virginia Beach — 454,808
• Norfolk — 238,005
• Richmond — 226,610
• Arlington — 207,627
• Alexandria — 159,467
• East Hampton — 147,993
• Roanoke — 100,011
• Portsmouth Heights — 99,049
• Portsmouth — 96,201
• Suffolk — 88,161

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.