Best Places23665, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 23665, 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.
23665 ranks 3,947th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 23665
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.
23665's strengths and weaknesses
Where 23665 ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 23665 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
Who lives in 23665
23665 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 23665.
Who works in 23665, and how
Work in 23665 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 23665
The coast is about 10 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 23665, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 23665, month by month
23665 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of 23665
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 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around 23665
Schools across 23665 average an A+, better than 98% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Tabb ElementaryA+ · 82% proficient
- Bethel Manor ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- William Mason Cooper ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tabb MiddleA+ · 85% proficient
- Grafton MiddleA+ · 82% proficient
- Thomas Eaton MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Tabb HighA+ · 85% proficient
- Grafton HighA+ · 83% proficient
- Kecoughtan HighA · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 23665 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
23665 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 23665 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 23665
Is 23665 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 23665 ranks 3,947th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on good schools, population health, and few empty homes, and lowest on crime and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 23665 safe?
23665 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $635 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 23665?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 32. That works out to about 69 pleasant days a year, more than 22% of zip codes.
Compare 23665 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 23665. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 23665 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.
23665 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 23665: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 23665: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 23665: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 23665: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
23665 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
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