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Kingston ZIP code, Rhode Island

The ZIP code for Kingston, RI is 02881, and its area code is 401.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
7,332
Area code
401

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Kingston itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Narragansett (5.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Kingston 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.

Kingston in numbers

About 7,332 people live in Kingston, in 675 households, the 16th-largest of Rhode Island's 36 census places. The median household income is $107,404 a year, 22% above the Rhode Island median of $87,796 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $553,400 (37% above the Rhode Island median). The median age is 19.5; 77.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.7% across Rhode Island); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population7,332Kingston7,332
Households675Kingston675
Median age19.5Kingston19.5Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$107,404Kingston$107,404Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$553,400Kingston$553,400Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher77.0%Kingston77.0%Rhode Island37.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.4 minKingston18.4 minRhode Island25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,709 / sq miKingston4,709 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Kingston

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Kingston
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02881 Kingston , RI Standard 7,687 $56,472 $575,000

Other ZIP codes overlapping Kingston

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

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

Map of Kingston ZIP codes

02881

The ZIP codes of Kingston, 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 Kingston

The nearest larger towns are Wakefield-Peace Dale (9,302 people, 2.2 mi), Newport (24,874 people, 11 mi) and Newport East (11,069 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Kingston
TownPopulationDistance
Wakefield-Peace Dale 9,302 2.2 mi
Narragansett Pier 3,167 4.4 mi
Newport 24,874 10.6 mi
Newport East 11,069 12.6 mi
Westerly 18,411 16.2 mi
Warwick 83,175 16.8 mi
Pawcatuck, CT 5,577 18.5 mi
Cranston 83,250 20.6 mi
Tiverton 8,091 20.9 mi
Mystic, CT 4,483 23.8 mi
Ocean Grove, MA 3,453 24.0 mi
East Providence 47,281 24.2 mi
Old Mystic, CT 3,340 24.7 mi
Moosup, CT 2,885 24.8 mi

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