Local servicesHospitalSouth County Hospital5.5 miPost officeSlocum Post Office2.5 miTown hallNorth Kingstown Municipal Building3.8 miPoliceUniversity of Rhode Island Police Department3.1 miFire stationNarragansett Fire Department Station 32.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewport State Airport NPT10 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD15 miInterstateI-9511 miUS highwayUS 11.5 miAmtrakKingston, RI KIN4.8 miRailWickford JunctionMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)5.1 miCoachFall RiverPeter Pan (BZ)21 miTransit1 stop within a mileRhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02874 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:12 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:08 am – 4:19 pm
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People6,715 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.52,283 householdsMedian household income $155,099Median home value $635,300Median rent $1,939 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,079 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 3,320 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 16%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 28 minutes73% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages67% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 34% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, French or Haitian Creole 2%, Spanish 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 20°F51 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month March35 in of snow a year, on about 15 days3 days above 90°F, 130 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kingston 1 Nw station, 4 mi away; snow from Kingston
Nearby landmarksPlum Beachbeach · 3.1 miMattatuxet Riverriver · 1.8 miSilver Spring Lakelake · 1.9 miUniversity of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanographycollege · 2.9 miRidge Hillpeak · 1.0 miIndian Lakelake · 2.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHannah Robinson Towerstate park · 1.4 miSilver Spring Lake Fishing Accessstate park · 2.0 miShady Leastate park · 2.2 miIndian Lake Fishing Accessstate park · 2.5 miTarboxstate park · 2.6 miNarrow River Fishing Accessstate park · 3.1 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 202027 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202027 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 home97% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSouth Trail Commerceserves 175 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Sep 2024: coliform bacteria, treatment technique59 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation236 ft72 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
