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02825 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02825 covers Foster, Rhode Island, with a population of about 5,861 and a median household income of $110,177.

Population
5,861106 per square mile
Median age
467.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$110,1771.3× the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
3%9.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$568,835up 36.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,5251.2× the Rhode Island median
Degree or higher
33.7%1.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.2%27.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
97

Where 02825 is

Foster, 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

Population5,861
Median age46
Family households79.4%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0.6%
Veterans3.5%
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$110,177
Income per person$43,046
Poverty rate3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.6%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k3.5%
$60–75k14.2%
$75–100k17.3%
$100–125k17.1%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k16.1%
$200k or more12.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,000
Mean adjusted gross income$90,053
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.3%
Returns, $200k or more8.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$398,900
Median gross rent$1,525
Owner-occupied92.2%
Vacant homes3.7%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house91.9%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units3.9%
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$568,835as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$568,835$165,739

$165,739 in 2000 to $568,835 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home12.6%
Drives to work alone81.9%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.3%
Health

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

Obesity31.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.4% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.3% 5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.4% 2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.1% 2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.7% 8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.4% 11.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.7% 13.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.5% 8.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12% 2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments97
People employed289
Annual payroll$13,429,000
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 29% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss36.1 out of 100
Community resilience52.8 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.

Landslide89.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave60.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind19.8Very 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$110,177$86,372$78,538
Income per person$43,046$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate3%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$398,900$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,525$1,273$1,348
Homeownership92.2%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate0.4%5.7%5.2%
Works from home12.6%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%14.8%13.9%
Median age4640.538.7
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 stationN FOSTER 1 E, RI US8.4 km away
Rain in a year54 in
Snow in a year62 in

Average high and low by month

January34.8°F / 18.5°F4.49 in rain, 15.5 in snow
February37.8°F / 19.9°F3.91 in rain, 15.6 in snow
March45.7°F / 26.9°F5.21 in rain, 13.4 in snow
April57.7°F / 36.7°F4.68 in rain, 2.6 in snow
May68°F / 46.5°F3.78 in rain
June75.5°F / 55.6°F4.52 in rain
July80.3°F / 61.4°F3.57 in rain
August78.8°F / 60.1°F4.51 in rain
September71.7°F / 53°F4.4 in rain
October60.8°F / 42°F4.99 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November49.8°F / 32.7°F4.49 in rain, 2 in snow
December39.7°F / 24.3°F5.23 in rain, 12.4 in snow
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Foster Elementary School District46.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Foster-Glocester Regional School District46.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Scituate School District6.6% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02815 Clayville, RI4 km away
02827 Greene, RI8.5 km away
06243 East Killingly, CT9.9 km away
02857 North Scituate, RI10.5 km away
06377 Sterling, CT11.1 km away
06373 Oneco, CT12.3 km away
02831 Hope, RI13.5 km away
06239 Danielson, CT13.6 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.

Providence County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.04 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq mi
Population density106 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7815, -71.7187

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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