ZIP code · Wakefield · Rhode Island · United States
ZIP code 02879 — Wakefield
ZIP code 02879 serves Wakefield, Rhode Island.
- Postal code
- 02879Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wakefield
- County
- Washington FIPS 44009
- State
- Rhode Island
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.4437, -71.5342 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 22,628 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 573 / sq mi
- Land area
- 39.5 sq mi (102.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $115,848
- Per-capita income
- $59,070
- Median age
- 47.4
- Households
- 9,499
- Housing units
- 11,959
- Median home value
- $515,800
- Median gross rent
- $1,281 / month
- Congressional district
- RI-2 (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 (from the nearest rate centre)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.
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Nearby localities
Map of ZIP code 02879
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 80°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 43 |
| Avg low °F | 19 | 21 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 60 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: KINGSTON 1 W (2.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 02879
- 17 schools
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 19 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 11 parks
- 22 playgrounds
- 4 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 12 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 4 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 7 police & fire stations
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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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page