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Wakefield-Peace Dale ZIP codes, Rhode Island

No ZIP code is named for Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 02879. Its area code is 401.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
9,302
Area code
401

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Wakefield-Peace Dale itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Narragansett (3.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Wakefield-Peace Dale in numbers

About 9,302 people live in Wakefield-Peace Dale, in 4,179 households, the 12th-largest of Rhode Island's 36 census places. The median household income is $106,551 a year, 21% above the Rhode Island median of $87,796 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $494,400 (22% above the Rhode Island median), and median gross rent is $1,258 a month. The median age is 42.8; 59.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.7% across Rhode Island); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population9,302Wakefield-Peace Dale9,302
Households4,179Wakefield-Peace Dale4,179
Median age42.8Wakefield-Peace Dale42.8Rhode Island40.6US 38.9
Median household income$106,551Wakefield-Peace Dale$106,551Rhode Island$87,796US $80,734
Median home value$494,400Wakefield-Peace Dale$494,400Rhode Island$404,200US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,258Wakefield-Peace Dale$1,258Rhode Island$1,342US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.6%Wakefield-Peace Dale59.6%Rhode Island37.7%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.0 minWakefield-Peace Dale24.0 minRhode Island25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,887 / sq miWakefield-Peace Dale1,887 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Wakefield-Peace Dale

These ZIP codes cover part of Wakefield-Peace Dale but are addressed as somewhere else.

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

Map of Wakefield-Peace Dale ZIP codes

02879

The ZIP codes of Wakefield-Peace Dale, 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 Wakefield-Peace Dale

The nearest larger towns are Newport (24,874 people, 9.6 mi), Newport East (11,069 people, 12 mi) and Westerly (18,411 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Wakefield-Peace Dale
TownPopulationDistance
Narragansett Pier 3,167 2.2 mi
Kingston 7,332 2.2 mi
Newport 24,874 9.6 mi
Newport East 11,069 12.1 mi
Westerly 18,411 16.7 mi
Warwick 83,175 18.2 mi
Pawcatuck, CT 5,577 19.1 mi
Tiverton 8,091 21.1 mi
Cranston 83,250 22.4 mi
Mystic, CT 4,483 24.4 mi
Ocean Grove, MA 3,453 24.7 mi
North Westport, MA 5,289 25.5 mi
East Providence 47,281 25.5 mi
Old Mystic, CT 3,340 25.5 mi

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