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Exeter ZIP code, Rhode Island

The ZIP code for Exeter, RI is 02822, and its area code is 401.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
6,539
Area code
401

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Exeter itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, North Kingstown (6.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Exeter in numbers

About 6,539 people live in Exeter, in 2,142 households. The median household income is $112,813 a year, 28% above the Rhode Island median of $87,796 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $520,100 (29% above the Rhode Island median).

Population6,539Exeter6,539
Households2,142Exeter2,142
Median household income$112,813Exeter$112,813Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$520,100Exeter$520,100Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Exeter. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Exeter

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Exeter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02822 Exeter , RI Standard 6,539 $112,813 $520,100

Map of Exeter ZIP codes

02822

The ZIP codes of Exeter, 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 Exeter

The nearest larger towns are Kingston (7,332 people, 7.8 mi), Wakefield-Peace Dale (9,302 people, 10.0 mi) and Warwick (83,175 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Exeter
TownPopulationDistance
Kingston 7,332 7.8 mi
Wakefield-Peace Dale 9,302 10.0 mi
Narragansett Pier 3,167 12.0 mi
Warwick 83,175 12.3 mi
Cranston 83,250 14.4 mi
Newport 24,874 15.4 mi
Newport East 11,069 16.1 mi
Moosup, CT 2,885 17.8 mi
Westerly 18,411 18.0 mi
Providence 191,767 19.2 mi
East Providence 47,281 19.5 mi
Pawcatuck, CT 5,577 19.7 mi
Jewett City, CT 3,429 20.4 mi
Tiverton 8,091 20.7 mi

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