Newsoms, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 282. Estimated population in July 2024: 282 (0.0% change)
Males: 120 (42.6%), Females: 162 (57.4%)
Southampton County
Zip code: 23874
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $26,250
Median house value: $62,900
Population by Race
Races in Newsoms:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.0%)
- Black (45.0%)
Ancestries: English (16.0%), United States (14.5%), German (8.9%), French (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 92 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Newsoms
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Newsoms town
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 13.6%
- Divorced: 5.9%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -55 (-16.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Newsoms:
- SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FRANKLIN, VA)
- ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; AHOSKIE, NC)
- GREENSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; EMPORIA, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newsoms:
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; RICHMOND, VA; Abbreviation: RIC)
- LANGLEY AFB (about 62 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Abbreviation: LFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newsoms:
- FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 17 miles; FRANKLIN, VA; Abbreviation: FKN)
- EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; EMPORIA, VA; Abbreviation: EMV)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 24 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; Abbreviation: ASJ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newsoms:
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 54 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 7,133)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)
Public primary/middle school in Newsoms:
- MEHERRIN ELEM. (Students: 278; Location: 28600 GRAYS SHOP RD.; Grades: PK – 05)