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ZIP Codes With the Largest Population in Rhode Island

What this measures. Population of the Census tabulation area, ACS 5-year estimate. Source: Census American Community Survey, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Population
1 02860 Pawtucket Providence 47,818
2 02909 Providence Providence 46,014
3 02895 Woonsocket Providence 43,521
4 02908 Providence Providence 39,500
5 02920 Cranston Providence 37,155
6 02864 Cumberland Providence 36,820
7 02816 Coventry Kent 33,298
8 02904 Providence Providence 32,531
9 02907 Providence Providence 31,461
10 02886 Warwick Kent 31,293
11 02893 West Warwick Kent 31,173
12 02919 Johnston Providence 29,802
13 02861 Pawtucket Providence 28,124
14 02889 Warwick Kent 27,516
15 02906 Providence Providence 26,380
16 02905 Providence Providence 25,012
17 02910 Cranston Providence 23,499
18 02840 Newport Newport 23,448
19 02852 North Kingstown Washington 23,406
20 02863 Central Falls Providence 22,701
21 02809 Bristol Bristol 22,220
22 02914 East Providence Providence 21,834
23 02879 Wakefield Washington 21,802
24 02891 Westerly Washington 21,587
25 02818 East Greenwich Kent 19,786
26 02888 Warwick Kent 19,134
27 02865 Lincoln Providence 18,447
28 02871 Portsmouth Newport 17,488
29 02806 Barrington Bristol 17,126
30 02842 Middletown Newport 16,832
31 02915 Riverside Providence 16,752
32 02878 Tiverton Newport 16,189
33 02911 North Providence Providence 15,653
34 02917 Smithfield Providence 15,293
35 02882 Narragansett Washington 13,091
36 02921 Cranston Providence 12,149
37 02903 Providence Providence 11,836
38 02896 North Smithfield Providence 11,583
39 02885 Warren Bristol 11,144
40 02916 Rumford Providence 8,695
41 02857 North Scituate Providence 8,262
42 02813 Charlestown Washington 8,051
43 02881 Kingston Washington 7,687
44 02814 Chepachet Providence 7,587
45 02828 Greenville Providence 7,023
46 02859 Pascoag Providence 7,018
47 02817 West Greenwich Kent 6,647
48 02830 Harrisville Providence 6,637
49 02822 Exeter Washington 6,539
50 02874 Saunderstown Washington 6,379

Showing the top 50 of 81 ZIP codes in Rhode Island that have this figure . 02860 ranks 1st at 47,818, against 6,379 in 50th place.

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