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02817 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02817 covers West Greenwich, Rhode Island, with a population of about 6,598 and a median household income of $137,485.

Population
6,598131 per square mile
Median age
43.75 points above the US average
Median household income
$137,4851.6× the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
1.8%10.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$571,749up 31.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,9771.6× the Rhode Island median
Degree or higher
34.6%about the US average
Homeownership
82.6%17.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
167

Where 02817 is

West Greenwich, Rhode Island — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population6,598
Median age43.7
Family households85%
Born outside the US10.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)84.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino8.3%
Veterans8.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$137,485
Income per person$50,238
Poverty rate1.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k4.8%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k9.1%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k17.1%
$150–200k20.5%
$200k or more18.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed3,540
Mean adjusted gross income$108,143
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.2%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.0%
Returns, $200k or more10.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$500,500
Median gross rent$1,977
Rent as a share of household income22.5%
Owner-occupied82.6%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house82.2%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units1.9%
5 to 19 units7.5%
20 or more units3.1%
Mobile home1.8%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$571,749as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.2%
Typical asking rent$3,103as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$576,972$157,356

$157,356 in 2000 to $571,749 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%
High school diploma or higher91.2%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.9% 9.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91% 5.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.3% 10 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25% 5.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.4% 8.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments167
People employed2,732
Annual payroll$225,521,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 23.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss44.4 out of 100
Community resilience76.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide86.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave30.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Rhode Island and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPRhode IslandUnited States
Median household income$137,485$86,372$78,538
Income per person$50,238$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate1.8%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$500,500$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,977$1,273$1,348
Homeownership82.6%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%5.7%5.2%
Works from home9.5%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US10.4%14.8%13.9%
Median age43.740.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCOVENTRY 2, RI US7.8 km away
Rain in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January36.4°F / 18.4°F4.47 in rain
February38.5°F / 20.3°F3.45 in rain
March47°F / 25.6°F5.03 in rain
April60.5°F / 36.3°F4.72 in rain
May71°F / 47.4°F3.62 in rain
June79.6°F / 56.9°F4.11 in rain
July85°F / 63.6°F3.21 in rain
August82°F / 61.9°F4.33 in rain
September74.3°F / 53.9°F3.86 in rain
October62.3°F / 42.2°F5.27 in rain
November51.5°F / 32.1°F4.4 in rain
December41.8°F / 24.3°F5.49 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Exeter-West Greenwich Regional School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

02822 Exeter, RI7.9 km away
02816 Coventry, RI8 km away
02827 Greene, RI10.6 km away
02893 West Warwick, RI12.4 km away
02823 Fiskeville, RI12.9 km away
02818 East Greenwich, RI14.1 km away
02831 Hope, RI14.2 km away
06373 Oneco, CT14.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Kent County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area50.3 sq mi
Water area1 sq mi
Population density131 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6400, -71.6435

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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