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Charlestown ZIP code, Rhode Island

The ZIP code for Charlestown, RI is 02813, and its area code is 401.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,499
Area code
401

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Charlestown itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Carolina (5.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Charlestown uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Charlestown in numbers

About 1,499 people live in Charlestown, in 765 households, the 25th-largest of Rhode Island's 36 census places. The median household income is $108,563 a year, 24% above the Rhode Island median of $87,796 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $583,200 (44% above the Rhode Island median), and median gross rent is $1,159 a month. The median age is 65.4; 57.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.7% across Rhode Island); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population1,499Charlestown1,499
Households765Charlestown765
Median age65.4Charlestown65.4Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$108,563Charlestown$108,563Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$583,200Charlestown$583,200Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,159Charlestown$1,159Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.6%Charlestown57.6%Rhode Island37.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.9 minCharlestown25.9 minRhode Island25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density662 / sq miCharlestown662 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Charlestown CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Charlestown

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Charlestown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02813 Charlestown , RI Standard 8,051 $109,404 $525,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Charlestown

These ZIP codes cover part of Charlestown but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Charlestown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02879 Wakefield , RI Standard 21,802 $112,231 $564,700

Map of Charlestown ZIP codes

02813

The ZIP codes of Charlestown, RI, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Charlestown

The nearest larger towns are Bradford (1,511 people, 7.2 mi), Wakefield-Peace Dale (9,302 people, 8.1 mi) and Kingston (7,332 people, 8.4 mi).

Towns near Charlestown
TownPopulationDistance
Wakefield-Peace Dale 9,302 8.1 mi
Kingston 7,332 8.4 mi
Narragansett Pier 3,167 9.0 mi
Westerly 18,411 9.3 mi
Pawcatuck, CT 5,577 11.9 mi
Mystic, CT 4,483 17.1 mi
Newport 24,874 17.3 mi
Old Mystic, CT 3,340 18.7 mi
Newport East 11,069 20.0 mi
Long Hill, CT 4,399 22.1 mi
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT 8,460 22.7 mi
Groton, CT 9,490 23.1 mi
Jewett City, CT 3,429 24.2 mi
New London, CT 27,625 24.6 mi

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