Best Places23604, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23604, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
23604 ranks 8,593rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 23604
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
23604's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23604 ranks high
- Short commute11.1 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 81% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 23604 ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
Who lives in 23604
23604 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 23604.
Who works in 23604, and how
Work in 23604 centers on finance & insurance and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 24%
Life in 23604
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 23604, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 23604, month by month
23604 sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 41° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 76° | 64° | 55° |
Flying in and out of 23604
The nearest airport, Newport News/Williamsburg International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around 23604
Schools across 23604 average a B, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Knollwood Meadows ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- General Stanford ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- B.c. Charles ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ella J. Fitzgerald MiddleB · 47% proficient
- Mary Passage MiddleB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Woodside HighA− · 66% proficient
- Denbigh HighB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23604 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23604 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 23604 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23604
Is 23604 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23604 ranks 8,593rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on civic engagement and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23604 safe?
23604 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 23604?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 32. That works out to about 67 pleasant days a year, more than 20% of zip codes.
Compare 23604 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23604. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23604 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
23604 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23604: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23604: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23604: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23604: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23604 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.