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A town of 284, settled in 1880.
Newsoms’ average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both Virginia’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Sunnyside is on the National Register of Historic Places. Newsoms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 392 in 1950, 286 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Newsoms, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Newsoms.
The typical Newsoms home is worth about $221,000, down 0.5% in a year, 46% below the Virginia typical home. Newsoms’ median rent is $1,011 a month, where Virginia’s towns sit at $1,762 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Newsoms | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,011 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The median household income in Newsoms is $58,000. The top destinations are Courtland (9%), Franklin (9%) and Richmond (4%). 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Newsoms.
| Newsoms | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Newsoms’ FEMA risk score is 73 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Newsoms has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 29° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Newsoms beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 41% of Newsoms adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Newsoms | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Newsoms | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.4% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.8% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Newsoms
About 0 of every 100 Newsoms residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Newsoms’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Virginia, United States
Newsoms is a town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Newsoms had a population of 286.
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Newsoms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.