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Melville ZIP codes, Rhode Island

No ZIP code is named for Melville, RI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 02871 and 02842. Its area code is 401.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,631
Area code
401

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Melville itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Portsmouth (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Melville in numbers

About 1,631 people live in Melville, in 501 households, the 23rd-largest of Rhode Island's 36 census places. The median household income is $102,266 a year, 16% above the Rhode Island median of $87,796 (US: $80,734). Median gross rent is $2,724 a month. The median age is 28.8; 59.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.7% across Rhode Island); the average commute takes 14 minutes.

Population1,631Melville1,631
Households501Melville501
Median age28.8Melville28.8Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$102,266Melville$102,266Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,724Melville$2,724Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%Melville59.5%Rhode Island37.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute14.4 minMelville14.4 minRhode Island25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density777 / sq miMelville777 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Melville

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

ZIP codes overlapping Melville
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02842 Middletown , RI Standard 16,832 $101,948 $563,300
02871 Portsmouth , RI Standard 17,488 $116,831 $597,000

Map of Melville ZIP codes

0284202871

The ZIP codes of Melville, 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 Melville

The nearest larger towns are Newport East (11,069 people, 3.1 mi), Newport (24,874 people, 5.8 mi) and Tiverton (8,091 people, 8.4 mi).

Towns near Melville
TownPopulationDistance
Newport East 11,069 3.1 mi
Newport 24,874 5.8 mi
Tiverton 8,091 8.4 mi
Warwick 83,175 11.7 mi
Narragansett Pier 3,167 12.5 mi
North Westport, MA 5,289 12.6 mi
Ocean Grove, MA 3,453 12.6 mi
Wakefield-Peace Dale 9,302 12.9 mi
Kingston 7,332 13.0 mi
Somerset, MA 18,298 14.2 mi
Fall River, MA 94,082 15.7 mi
Smith Mills, MA 4,612 16.8 mi
East Providence 47,281 16.9 mi
Cranston 83,250 17.3 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Newport County · Rhode Island ZIP codes

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