Local servicesHospitalWesterly Hospital12.0 miPost officeRockville Post Office1.4 miTown hallHopkinton Town Hall5.1 miPoliceRichmond Police Department4.4 miFire stationExeter Fire Department 2 Station 33.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Rhode Island13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWesterly State Airport WST13 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD23 miInterstateI-954.1 miUS highwayUS 111 miAmtrakWesterly, RI WLY11 miCoachBrooklyn (Walmart)Peter Pan (BZ)20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:13 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:10 am – 4:20 pm
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People89 residentsin the ZIP code area89 households56% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F53 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month March35 in of snow a year, on about 15 days9 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kingston station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksWhispering Pines Campgroundcampground · 2.0 miPhillips Islandisland · 1.1 miDye Hillpeak · 1.5 miMount Tom Club Wildlife Marshreservoir · 2.9 miGrassy Pondlake · under a mileMoscow Pondslake · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRockville Management Areastate park · 2.1 miArcadia Developments (Beach Pond)state park · 3.0 miArcadia Management Areastate park · 3.0 miLocustville Pondstate park · 3.5 miRockville Mangement Area (Fisher)state conservation land · 1.5 miWood/Pawcatuck Access Areastate park · 3.9 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 3.8 on 21 Oct 198149 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202043 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington County, RI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateCoastal flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025302 of 365 days measured59 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, RI
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWesterly Water Departmentserves 35,298 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202124 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation376 ft115 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
