Screen Printing & Custom Apparel in Newport News
Newport News runs the length of the Peninsula, from the shipyard at the southern tip up through Denbigh and Kiln Creek to the York County line. Newport News Shipbuilding is the anchor, but there is a lot more to the city than the yard. Oyster Point and City Center hold the corporate and tech tenants. Port Warwick and Hilton Village have the restaurants and the retail. Christopher Newport gives the city a college identity. And the neighborhoods along Warwick Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue keep the trades, the churches, and the community organizations busy. We print for shipyard contractors, CNU student groups, Menchville boosters, and Hilton Village restaurant staffs, and every order ships free.
12-piece minimum · Mix brands, styles and colors · Free UPS Ground in Virginia · 2–3 weeks from paid invoice
Build your quoteNo setup fees. You'll talk to the same person from quote to delivery. Questions first? Call or text (804) 373-2590.
Off the press
Who we print for across Newport News
The Shipyard & Washington Avenue
Newport News Shipbuilding is the largest industrial employer in Virginia and the economic engine of the Peninsula. We print for the civilian contractors, the subcontractor crews, the support businesses along Washington Avenue and 39th Street, and the trade shops that feed the yard. Hi-vis safety shirts, crew identification tees, and company work gear on heavyweight blanks that hold up to industrial wash cycles. American-made garment options are available for contracts with domestic sourcing requirements.
Oyster Point, City Center & the Tech Corridor
Oyster Point and the City Center development along Thimble Shoals Boulevard are where Newport News concentrates its corporate, tech, and professional tenants. Defense contractors, the Jefferson Lab campus nearby, financial services, healthcare administration. We print Pantone-matched polos, conference tees, onboarding kits, and team apparel for the offices in this corridor.
Port Warwick & Hilton Village
Port Warwick is the walkable mixed-use district with restaurants, galleries, and specialty shops around Styron Square and Loftis Boulevard. Hilton Village is one of the first planned communities in the country, and its Main Street strip has its own restaurants, boutiques, and small businesses. We print staff tees, retail merch, and event shirts for the food and retail scene in both districts. Fashion blanks and a clean print, because merch that sits on a shelf has to look worth buying.
Christopher Newport University
CNU anchors the Warwick Boulevard corridor, and the Captains identity drives steady apparel demand. Greek letter organizations, club sports, student government, academic departments, alumni chapters, and campus events. We handle Homecoming, rush week, intramurals, and orientation orders on college timelines, and we match from Pantone numbers so the CNU blue is right every run. We print for the student-facing businesses and restaurants near campus too.
Denbigh, Kiln Creek & Northern Newport News
The northern end of the city around Denbigh and Kiln Creek is where the suburban residential and commercial growth is. Shopping centers along Jefferson Avenue and Denbigh Boulevard, medical and dental offices, fitness studios, salons, and the service businesses supporting these neighborhoods. Menchville and the Denbigh Patriots are up here, along with the youth sports organizations and rec leagues running out of the Denbigh Community Center and the nearby parks.
Warwick Boulevard & the Central Corridor
Warwick Boulevard is the commercial artery running the full length of Newport News. HVAC companies, plumbers, electricians, auto shops, and trade businesses operate along this stretch. We print heavyweight work tees, hi-vis safety gear, and branded uniforms for the trades running out of the central corridor. The churches, civic organizations, and community groups along Warwick and Jefferson Avenue keep steady demand for ministry tees, outreach apparel, and event shirts.
Schools & Peninsula Sports
Newport News Public Schools keeps the booster clubs busy across the city: Menchville, Denbigh, Warwick, Heritage, Woodside, and the Apprentice School. Football, Homecoming, baseball, track and field, band, JROTC, and senior class shirts. The Apprentice School is unique to Newport News, tied straight to the shipyard, with its own athletics and apparel needs. Add the Peninsula rec leagues, travel teams, and youth programs. We keep per-piece costs low so booster sales actually raise money.
Festivals, Races & Community Events
Newport News runs a full calendar of community events. The Fall Festival of Folklife, the One City Marathon, Denbigh Days, and the summer concert series at Victory Landing Park all bring seasonal merch runs. Volunteer tees, participant shirts, vendor gear, and sponsor apparel. Get the art and the size breakdown to us early and the whole run is printed, cured, and counted before it ships, with the ink kept soft enough that people wear the shirt again after the event.
Free Shipping to Every Zip Code
Free UPS Ground to every Newport News zip code: 23601 (Hilton Village and Riverside), 23602 (Denbigh and Kiln Creek), 23603 (Lee Hall and northern Newport News), 23604 (Fort Eustis), 23605 (central Newport News), 23606 (Oyster Point and City Center), 23607 (downtown and the shipyard), and 23608 (Denbigh and Menchville). Turnaround is 2 to 3 weeks from the paid invoice.
How ordering works
Send the art and sizes
Email orders@rvathreads.com or use the contact form with your artwork (vector is best, plus Pantone numbers for any colors you want matched) and a size breakdown.
Get your quote
An itemized per-shirt price, with ink count and print size confirmed, before anything is committed.
Pay the invoice
A paid invoice places the order. Blanks get ordered and your job goes on the schedule.
Printed and shipped
Printed, cured, counted against your breakdown, and shipped free by UPS Ground to Newport News, 2–3 weeks from payment.
Newport News screen printing questions
Do you deliver to Newport News?
Yes. Every order ships free by UPS Ground anywhere in Virginia, so a Hilton Village restaurant, an Oyster Point office, or a Denbigh booster club gets it delivered at no charge. Orders arrive 2 to 3 weeks after the invoice is paid.
What's the minimum order?
12 pieces per design. Mix brands, styles, colors, and sizes inside that 12, so a restaurant can put one logo on soft tees for the front of house and heavier shirts for the kitchen in one order. Price it on the quote calculator.
Can you match CNU, Menchville, or Apprentice School colors?
Yes. We offer Pantone color matching. Send the Pantone (PMS) numbers and we mix ink to match; the numbers need to be provided for us to color match, since we can't match from a photo, a logo file or a hex code. The same goes for a shipyard department logo.
Do I need to come to a shop?
No. The whole order runs by email or the contact form: artwork and sizes in, an itemized quote back, a paid invoice places the order, and the finished shirts ship to your door. Vector files help, and Pantone numbers are needed for any color you want matched.
We also print for
HamptonWilliamsburgNorfolkPortsmouthVirginia BeachChesapeakeAll Virginia service areas
Proudly servingCity Center at Oyster Point, Hilton Village, Port Warwick, Denbigh, Kiln Creek, Deer Park, Menchville, Deep Creek, Warwick, Lee Hall, Richneck, Morrison, Riverside, the Christopher Newport area, and the Shipyard District.