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ZIP code 02840 — Newport

ZIP code 02840 serves Newport, Rhode Island.

Postal code
02840
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Newport
County
Newport FIPS 44005
State
Rhode Island
Country
United States
Coordinates
41.4876, -71.3271 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
23,615 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
3,245 / sq mi
Land area
7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$83,515
Per-capita income
$58,754
Median age
39.9
Households
10,663
Housing units
13,515
Median home value
$669,500
Median gross rent
$1,610 / month
Congressional district
RI-1 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
7a (0 to 5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area code
401
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Nearby localities

  • 02835Jamestown · 5.2 km
  • 02842Middletown · 5.7 km
  • 02801Adamsville · 5.9 km
  • 02874Saunderstown · 10.0 km
  • 02882Narragansett · 13 km
  • 02871Portsmouth · 13 km
  • 02837Little Compton · 14 km
  • 02883Peace Dale · 15 km
  • 02852North Kingstown · 16 km
  • 02881Kingston · 17 km

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Aug (avg high 78°F), coldest Jan (avg low 24°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F394046556572777873635344
Avg low °F242532404958646459494031
Precip in4.03.64.64.73.93.23.23.33.84.73.94.5

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NEWPORT ROSE (1.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 02840

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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