Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:11 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:08 am – 4:18 pm
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People16,832 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.87,226 householdsMedian household income $101,948Median home value $563,300Median rent $1,990 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,153 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 7,885 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, professional and business services 13%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 20 minutes75% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 6%, other Indo-European languages 4%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 24°F42 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month March26 in of snow a year, on about 10 days2 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newport State Ap station, 1 mi away; snow from Newport Rose
Nearby landmarksCommunity College of Rhode Island Newport County Campuscollege · 2.1 miNaval Academy Preparatory Schoolcollege · 2.6 miMaiford Riverriver · 2.0 miAtlantic Beachbeach · 2.0 miPeckham Beachbeach · 2.1 miHoneyman Hillpeak · 1.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPurgatory Chasmstate park · 2.0 miSachuest Point National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.5 mi · 244 acresPerryrecreation area · under a mile · 80 acresState Pier #9state park · 3.1 miNfrecreation area · 1.8 miFort Adamsstate park · 4.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202017 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202017 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowNewport County, RI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCoastal flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured56 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bristol County, MA, 19 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNewport-city ofserves 42,155 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation157 ft48 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewport Hospital2.2 miPost officeMiddletown Post Office1.3 miTown hallMiddletown Town Hallunder a milePoliceMiddletown Police Department1.0 miFire stationMiddletown Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 otherMiddleJoseph H Gaudet Middle School and Learning Academyunder a mileHighMiddletown High Schoolunder a mileElementaryForest Avenue Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCommunity College of Rhode Island Newport County Campus2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport State Airport NPT1.1 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD16 miInterstateI-19514 miUS highwayUS 19.6 miAmtrakKingston, RI KIN15 miRailWickford JunctionMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)12 miCoachFall RiverPeter Pan (BZ)14 miTransit16 stops within a mileRhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02842 ZIP area.
