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Middletown ZIP code, Rhode Island

The ZIP code for Middletown, RI is 02842, and its area code is 401.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
16,832
Area code
401

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Middletown itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Newport (3.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Middletown in numbers

About 16,832 people live in Middletown, in 7,226 households. The median household income is $101,948 a year, 16% above the Rhode Island median of $87,796 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $563,300 (39% above the Rhode Island median).

Population16,832Middletown16,832
Households7,226Middletown7,226
Median household income$101,948Middletown$101,948Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$563,300Middletown$563,300Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Middletown

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Middletown
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02842 Middletown , RI Standard 16,832 $101,948 $563,300

Map of Middletown ZIP codes

02842

The ZIP codes of Middletown, 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 Middletown

The nearest larger towns are Newport (24,874 people, 3.7 mi), Warwick (83,175 people, 15 mi) and Somerset, MA (18,298 people, 16 mi).

Towns near Middletown
TownPopulationDistance
Newport East 11,069 0.7 mi
Newport 24,874 3.7 mi
Tiverton 8,091 10.2 mi
Narragansett Pier 3,167 11.8 mi
Wakefield-Peace Dale 9,302 12.7 mi
Kingston 7,332 13.3 mi
North Westport, MA 5,289 13.7 mi
Warwick 83,175 14.9 mi
Ocean Grove, MA 3,453 15.0 mi
Somerset, MA 18,298 16.3 mi
Smith Mills, MA 4,612 16.8 mi
Fall River, MA 94,082 17.1 mi
Bliss Corner, MA 5,405 18.2 mi
New Bedford, MA 100,998 20.0 mi

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

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