State profile · RI
Rhode Island ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in Rhode Island, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 77
- ZIP codes
- 1,052,581
- Population
- $102,328
- Avg ZIP income
- 5
- Counties
The verdict
Texas leads ZIP coverage at 1,935 ZCTAs (#1 of 52). That is not the income board: New Jersey's unweighted average ZIP household income is $121,992 (#1 of 52) on 595 ZCTAs. Rhode Island sits #50 of 52 by ZIP count at income #7.
- Texas
- ZIP-count #1 (1,935)
- New Jersey
- income #1 ($121,992)
- #50
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #7
- of 52 by avg income
ZIP-count and income are separate boards among 52 reporting states and territories. Income is the unweighted mean of each ZIP's ACS 2019–2023 median household income, so a rural code counts the same as a dense metro.
A high-income state on a compact ZIP set (77 codes · 5 counties): average household income $102,328 and home value $456,956 usually track the largest city more tightly than in mosaic states. Median age sits near 43.8. Skip mega-state synthesis; jump from this profile into the top city and its primary ZIP for the street-level read.
The largest city, Providence (203,571), holds a moderate share (~19%) of state ZIP population. Expect a primary metro plus a long tail of mid-size markets: the top-cities chart and county RankBars both matter, and a two-ZIP compare inside vs outside Providence usually beats reading the state average alone.
Compact ZIP geography: the state page is closer to a directory than a mega-atlas. Prefer the largest city page and its primary ZIP over scanning every county, and keep the FAQ answers as the quick census totals.
Largest cities in Rhode Island
Top 10 cities by population in Rhode Island
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Providence
Providence, RI
203,571 residents
- Warwick 77,398
Warwick, RI
77,398 residents
- Pawtucket 71,377
Pawtucket, RI
71,377 residents
- Cranston 70,908
Cranston, RI
70,908 residents
- Woonsocket 41,186
Woonsocket, RI
41,186 residents
- Cumberland 33,396
Cumberland, RI
33,396 residents
- Coventry 32,611
Coventry, RI
32,611 residents
- West Warwick 29,630
West Warwick, RI
29,630 residents
- Johnston 28,790
Johnston, RI
28,790 residents
- Newport 24,727
Newport, RI
24,727 residents
What this shows Providence leads, but several peers sit close enough that this top-10 chart is a shortlist, not a single-city story – compare two of those metros before trusting the state mean.
Counties in Rhode Island
Which cities have the most ZIPs in Rhode Island?
Side-by-side: Compare 02860 vs 02909 →
ZIP Codes in Rhode Island
More RI ZIP codes
Official Data Resources for Rhode Island
Compact ZIP geography: start at Census ACS for Rhode Island, then BLS wages for the labor-market side of the same small map.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rhode Island compact enough to browse ZIP by ZIP?
Yes – 77 codes and 5 counties put Rhode Island in compact geography. Prefer the largest city page and its primary ZIP; the roll-ups here are quick census totals, not a substitute for opening one urban and one thin-edge code.
Does Rhode Island's above-median ZIP income mean every market is expensive?
No. The unweighted ZIP mean ($102,328) still mixes dense suburbs with thinner edges, and home values average $456,956. Open the densest metro and one thin-edge county before reading affordability from the state line alone.
Which Rhode Island cities should I open first?
Start with Providence (203,571, ~19% of ZIP population), then one mid-size market from the largest-cities chart. A two-ZIP compare inside vs outside Providence usually beats reading the state average alone. Other large markets include Warwick, Pawtucket, Cranston.
Take this with you
What to do with Rhode Island's numbers, next.
- See how Rhode Island compares to a neighboring state on the same Census fields Compare states
- Check where Rhode Island's ZIP codes rank nationally on income, education, or homeownership View national rankings
- Save a ZIP code to your shortlist to track alongside others you're considering View your shortlist
Figures describe 2019–2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates aggregated from ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), Census Bureau approximations of USPS ZIP codes, not any single address.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.