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02818 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02818 covers East Greenwich, Rhode Island, with a population of about 19,869 and a median household income of $120,952.

Population
19,869936 per square mile
Median age
45.46.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$120,9521.4× the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
4.7%7.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$737,654up 43.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,3841.1× the Rhode Island median
Degree or higher
63.4%28.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.3%11.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
734

Where 02818 is

East Greenwich, Rhode Island — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population19,869
Median age45.4
Family households63.6%
Born outside the US11.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.6%
White (non-Hispanic)83.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.5%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans7.9%
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$120,952
Income per person$75,393
Poverty rate4.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k10.3%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more32.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,280
Mean adjusted gross income$188,957
Returns declaring $200,000 or more22.5%
Returns, under $25k21.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.9%
Returns, $200k or more22.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$564,800
Median gross rent$1,384
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied76.3%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house67.7%
Attached house5.7%
2 to 4 units9.8%
5 to 19 units7.7%
20 or more units8.6%
Mobile home0.4%
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$737,654as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 43.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.6%
Typical asking rent$2,633as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 7.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$737,654$210,625

$210,625 in 2000 to $737,654 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.4%
High school diploma or higher96.6%
Works from home18.7%
Drives to work alone72.7%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.7%
Health

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

Obesity29.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13% 7.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19% 6.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 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 year86.9% 10.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.9% 6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77.5% 16.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.4% 7.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.5% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.4% 9.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments734
People employed8,753
Annual payroll$457,823,000
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 36.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.7 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.

Hurricane76.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought54.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding20.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8Very 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$120,952$86,372$78,538
Income per person$75,393$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate4.7%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$564,800$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,384$1,273$1,348
Homeownership76.3%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.4%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.7%5.2%
Works from home18.7%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US11.8%14.8%13.9%
Median age45.440.538.7
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 US7.2 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 supermarket91% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

East Greenwich School District77.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Warwick School District22.9% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability8.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02886 Warwick, RI6.3 km away
02893 West Warwick, RI6.7 km away
02852 North Kingstown, RI6.8 km away
02887 Warwick, RI7.4 km away
02816 Coventry, RI9.7 km away
02889 Warwick, RI10 km away
02823 Fiskeville, RI10.9 km away
02888 Warwick, RI12.3 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 area21.23 sq mi
Water area2.87 sq mi
Population density936 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6498, -71.4740

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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