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Washington County, Rhode Island

Washington County, Rhode Island, has 129,795 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is South Kingstown. It uses Eastern Time and covers 329 sq mi (853 km²) of land.

ProvidenceCranstonWarwick
Washington County in Rhode Island
Southeastern Connecticut Planning RegionNewport CountyWesterlyWakefield-Peace DaleHope Valley
Washington County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
129,795
Land area
329 sq mi (853 km²)
County seat or government
South Kingstown
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$106,638 ± $2,789
Median home value
$510,800 ± $16,509
Median rent, with utilities
$1,327 ± $86
Homes lived in by their owners
77.5% ± 1.1 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro areaCentral county
Water area
234 sq mi (605 km²)
State
Rhode Island
County code (FIPS)
44009
Coordinates (central point)
41.396792, -71.620282
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Washington County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 0285223,406 people
  2. 0287921,802 people
  3. 0289121,587 people
  4. 0288213,091 people
  5. 028138,051 people
  6. 028817,687 people
  7. 028226,539 people
  8. 028746,379 people
  9. 028925,768 people
  10. 028324,998 people
  11. 028082,657 people
  12. 028042,609 people
All 20
  1. 028981,912 people
  2. 028121,479 people
  3. 02894831 people
  4. 02807777 people
  5. 02833499 people
  6. 02873124 people
  7. 02836104 people
  8. 0287544 people

20 ZIP Code areas overlap Washington County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Towns in Washington County, largest first

  1. Town of South Kingstown32,073 people
  2. Town of North Kingstown27,859 people
  3. Town of Westerly23,333 people
  4. Town of Narragansett14,494 people
  5. Town of Hopkinton8,420 people
  6. Town of Richmond8,142 people
  7. Town of Charlestown8,051 people
  8. Town of Exeter7,195 people
  9. Town of New Shoreham777 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All towns in Rhode Island, by county

School districts in Washington County, largest first

  1. South Kingstown School District32,073 people
  2. North Kingstown School District27,859 people
  3. Chariho Regional School District24,613 people
  4. Westerly School District23,333 people
  5. Narragansett School District14,494 people
  6. Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District13,842 people
  7. New Shoreham School District777 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Washington County, largest first

  1. Narragansett Reservation0 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Westerly, Rhode Island (CDP)18,411 people
  2. Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island (CDP)9,302 people
  3. Kingston, Rhode Island (CDP)7,332 people
  4. Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island (CDP)3,167 people
  5. Hope Valley, Rhode Island (CDP)2,297 people
  6. Ashaway, Rhode Island (CDP)1,722 people
  7. Bradford, Rhode Island (CDP)1,511 people
  8. Charlestown, Rhode Island (CDP)1,499 people
  9. Carolina, Rhode Island (CDP)1,048 people
  10. Quonochontaug, Rhode Island (CDP)610 people
  11. Weekapaug, Rhode Island (CDP)541 people
  12. Misquamicut, Rhode Island (CDP)348 people
All 15
  1. Wyoming, Rhode Island (CDP)320 people
  2. Hopkinton, Rhode Island (CDP)206 people
  3. Watch Hill, Rhode Island (CDP)203 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Newport County, Rhode Island19 mi northeast
  2. Kent County, Rhode Island19 mi north
  3. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut26 mi west
  4. Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut36 mi northwest
  5. Suffolk County, New York64 mi southwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.