Bristol

Source:

Rhode Island

Bristol is a smaller county in Rhode Island with 3 ZIP codes, 49,875 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bristol, RI sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a smaller county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 3%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
49,875
combined ZIP population
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$113,897
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Bristol lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 44001, 3 ZIPs, combined population 49,875). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.

High income on only 3 ZIPs: the county page and the ZIP page nearly describe the same place. Prefer the ZIP detail for ACS household fields; keep this page for the FIPS join to county-level rents and crime tables.

Population clears twenty-five thousand even with few ZIPs - density can still swing hard inside the short list. Compare the top two rows by population before treating FIPS 44001 averages as uniform.

Within Rhode Island, Kent is the closest lower-income county and Newport the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 8 and 8 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bristol. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.

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3

Total ZIPs

49,875

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Bristol

Side-by-side: Compare 02809 vs 02806 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
02809 Bristol 22,938 902
02806 Barrington 16,310 766
02885 Warren 10,627 669

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Bristol?

Bristol has a total population of 49,875 across 3 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Bristol?

Bristol includes 3 ZIP codes: 02809, 02806, 02885.

Bristol's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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