Naval Weapons Station Yorktown (NWS Yorktown)

Major Navy ordnance handling and storage installation on the York River. Hosts NWS Yorktown, Cheatham Annex, U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, and FBI Hampton Roads Resident Agency. Quiet rural-feeling base with deep-water access.

Branch

Navy

Yorktown, VA

BAH MHA

IZ325 (Norfolk)

Same as NSN, Oceana, JBLE

Best for

Ordnance ratings (GMs / AOs), USCG TRACEN students and instructors, Navy logistics staff

Best Neighborhoods for NWS Yorktown Families

Yorktown / York County (top schools, district avg 7.8), Williamsburg / James City County, northern Newport News.

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BAH at NWS Yorktown

NWS Yorktown falls inside the Norfolk Military Housing Area (MHA IZ325). BAH is identical to all other Hampton Roads installations including Naval Station Norfolk, NAS Oceana, JEB Little Creek-Fort Story, and Joint Base Langley-Eustis.

E-5: $2,430/mo E-6: $2,559/mo O-3: $2,694/mo O-4: $3,054/mo O-5: $3,318/mo Full table

Source: DTMO BAH Calculator.

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Sources: CNIC â NWS Yorktown; DTMO BAH; REIN MLS.