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Newport East ZIP codes, Rhode Island

No ZIP code is named for Newport East, RI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 02840 and 02842. Its area code is 401.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
11,069
Area code
401

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

Newport East in numbers

About 11,069 people live in Newport East, in 5,250 households, the 11th-largest of Rhode Island's 36 census places. The median household income is $89,028 a year, about the same as the Rhode Island median of $87,796 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $485,400 (20% above the Rhode Island median), and median gross rent is $1,876 a month. The median age is 46.1; 42.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.7% across Rhode Island); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population11,069Newport East11,069
Households5,250Newport East5,250
Median age46.1Newport East46.1Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$89,028Newport East$89,028Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$485,400Newport East$485,400Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,876Newport East$1,876Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%Newport East42.3%Rhode Island37.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.5 minNewport East20.5 minRhode Island25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,924 / sq miNewport East1,924 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Newport East

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

ZIP codes overlapping Newport East
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02840 Newport , RI Standard 23,448 $86,250 $746,900
02842 Middletown , RI Standard 16,832 $101,948 $563,300

Map of Newport East ZIP codes

0284002842

The ZIP codes of Newport East, 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 Newport East

The nearest larger towns are Newport (24,874 people, 3.2 mi), Warwick (83,175 people, 15 mi) and Somerset, MA (18,298 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Newport East
TownPopulationDistance
Newport 24,874 3.2 mi
Tiverton 8,091 10.5 mi
Narragansett Pier 3,167 11.2 mi
Wakefield-Peace Dale 9,302 12.1 mi
Kingston 7,332 12.6 mi
North Westport, MA 5,289 14.1 mi
Warwick 83,175 14.7 mi
Ocean Grove, MA 3,453 15.2 mi
Somerset, MA 18,298 16.6 mi
Smith Mills, MA 4,612 17.4 mi
Fall River, MA 94,082 17.6 mi
Bliss Corner, MA 5,405 18.8 mi
East Providence 47,281 20.0 mi
Cranston 83,250 20.3 mi

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

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