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Rhode Island area codes

Rhode Island has one area code, 401, for all of Rhode Island.

Area codes
1
Areas
1
Overlay areas
0
Time zone
Eastern

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Every Rhode Island area code

Area codes in Rhode Island
CodeWhereOverlaysSince
401 Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket none 1947

Rhode Island area codes by area

Codes that overlay one another share one area. The places listed have a telephone rate centre of their own in NANPA's records, largest first; each links to its ZIP codes.

401 — Providence

20 places:

5 counties:

Area codes of the largest cities in Rhode Island

Largest cities in Rhode Island and their area codes
CityArea codesPopulation
Providence 401 191,767
Cranston † 401 83,250
Warwick 401 83,175
Pawtucket 401 75,893
East Providence † 401 47,281
Woonsocket 401 43,521
Cumberland † 401 36,820
Coventry 401 33,298
West Warwick 401 31,173
Johnston † 401 29,802
Newport 401 24,874
North Kingstown 401 23,406
Central Falls † 401 22,701
Bristol 401 22,220
Wakefield † 401 21,802
East Greenwich † 401 19,786
Lincoln † 401 18,447
Westerly 401 18,411
Portsmouth 401 17,488
Barrington † 401 17,126
Middletown † 401 16,832
Riverside † 401 16,752
North Providence † 401 15,653
Smithfield † 401 15,293
Narragansett 401 13,091
Valley Falls † 401 12,657
North Smithfield † 401 11,583
Warren 401 11,144
Newport East † 401 11,069
Wakefield-Peace Dale † 401 9,302
Rumford † 401 8,695
Cumberland Hill 401 8,648
Greenville † 401 8,296
North Scituate † 401 8,262
Tiverton 401 8,091
Kingston † 401 7,332
West Greenwich † 401 6,647
Exeter † 401 6,539
Saunderstown † 401 6,379
Foster † 401 6,107

† NANPA lists no rate centre for the town itself; these are the codes of the nearest one. A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Questions about Rhode Island area codes

How many area codes does Rhode Island have?

One: 401.

What are the area codes of the largest cities in Rhode Island?

Providence: 401. Cranston: 401. Warwick: 401. Pawtucket: 401. East Providence: 401.

What time zone are Rhode Island area codes in?

Eastern time.

Every US area code · Rhode Island ZIP codes

Source: NANPA NPA database and central office code assignments, 2026-10-10. Places are matched to NANPA's rate centres by name; see sources.

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