Local servicesHospitalRoger Williams Medical Centerunder a milePost officeNorth Station Post Officeunder a mileTown hallProvidence City Hall1.8 miPoliceProvidence Police Department District 7under a mileFire stationProvidence Fire Department Admiral Street Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools14 elementary, 7 middle, 7 high, 12 otherSchoolSaint Pius V Catholic Schoolunder a mileElementaryRobert F Kennedy Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryVeazie Street Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeProvidence Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD8.2 miInterstateI-951.1 miUS highwayUS 44under a mileAmtrakAmtrak/MBTA Station PVD1.5 miRailProvidenceMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.5 miCoachProvidenceAmtrak Chartered Vehicle1.5 miTransit140 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 02940 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02940 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:10 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:09 am – 4:17 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month March37 in of snow a year, on about 19 days12 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Providence T F Green Ap station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksProvidence Collegecollege · under a mileFruit Hillpeak · 1.6 miRhode Island Collegecollege · 1.6 miBradley Hillpeak · under a mileRoger Williams National Memorialvisitor center · 1.5 miMoshassuck Riverriver · 1.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsState House groundsstate park · 1.3 miSouth Main Street Parkstate park · 1.9 miRoger Williams National Memorialhistoric site · 1.5 miStephen Hopkinsstate park · 2.7 miLincoln Woods State Parkstate park · 2.9 miState Pier 1state park · 2.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202033 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202033 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateProvidence County, RI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025268 of 365 days measured96 moderate, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 196main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Providence County monitors, RI
Drinking waterProvidence-city ofserves 333,142 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation186 ft57 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
