Albion, RI · standard
ZIP Code 02802
Providence County, Rhode Island - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 786
- 1,552/sq mi
- $116,159
- Median income
- $362,700
- Median home value
- 29.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Albion pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 11%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 25%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1,552
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 02802 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 02802 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Albion, Providence County, Rhode Island, home to just 786 residents across 0.5 square miles, a density of 1,552 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 02802 skews affluent, with a median household income of $116,159 (14% above the Rhode Island average), while per-capita income is $57,877. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. Median home value sits at $362,700 (21% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 83.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 29.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 53.2, and the average commute is -. We also surface 10 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Providence County, so you can benchmark 02802 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 02802, Albion, RI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
786
Population
0.5
Area (sq mi)
1,552
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 02802?
53.2
Median Age
55.8%
Male
44.2%
Female
9.5%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$116,159
Median Household Income
+14% vs state
$57,877
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 02802 ranks nationally
Albion, RI household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$116,159 Top 11% higher than 89% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
474
Total Housing Units
378
Occupied Units
96
Vacant Units
1.79
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$362,700
Median Home Value
-21% vs state
1941
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 02802, employing approximately 29 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,871,000.
9
Businesses
29
Employees
$1.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 33.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 02802 vs 02838 →
ZIP 02802 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 02895
Woonsocket (02895)
41,186 residents
- 02908
Providence (02908)
37,467 residents
- 02864
Cumberland (02864)
33,396 residents
- 02904
Providence (02904)
29,359 residents
- 02863
Central Falls (02863)
19,385 residents
- 02865
Lincoln (02865)
16,951 residents
- 02911 15,574
North Providence (02911)
15,574 residents
- 02917 13,762
Smithfield (02917)
13,762 residents
- 02896 11,537
North Smithfield (02896)
11,537 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 02802 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 02802 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 02864
Cumberland (02864)
$117,522 median income
- 02802
Albion (02802)
$116,159 median income
- 02917
Smithfield (02917)
$110,938 median income
- 02896
North Smithfield (02896)
$108,983 median income
- 02865
Lincoln (02865)
$105,958 median income
- 02838
Manville (02838)
$97,273 median income
- 02911
North Providence (02911)
$89,456 median income
- 02908
Providence (02908)
$73,081 median income
- 02904
Providence (02904)
$67,003 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 02802 ranks #2 of 9 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02838 | Manville, RI | 3,400 | 1.4 mi |
| 02865 | Lincoln, RI | 16,951 | 2.7 mi |
| 02864 | Cumberland, RI | 33,396 | 2.2 mi |
| 02895 | Woonsocket, RI | 41,186 | 4.1 mi |
| 02904 | Providence, RI | 29,359 | 6.4 mi |
| 02917 | Smithfield, RI | 13,762 | 4.7 mi |
| 02911 | North Providence, RI | 15,574 | 6.8 mi |
| 02896 | North Smithfield, RI | 11,537 | 5.1 mi |
| 02863 | Central Falls, RI | 19,385 | 5.3 mi |
| 02908 | Providence, RI | 37,467 | 7.9 mi |
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