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02827 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02827 covers Greene, Rhode Island, with a population of about 2,441 and a median household income of $135,139.

Population
2,441114 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$135,1391.6× the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
2%10.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$551,765up 38.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,6772.1× the Rhode Island median
Degree or higher
31.6%3.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.6%29.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
37

Where 02827 is

Greene, 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

Population2,441
Median age43.8
Family households71.3%
Born outside the US3.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.7%
White (non-Hispanic)90%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans9.8%
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$135,139
Income per person$46,924
Poverty rate2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k9.0%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k5.8%
$125–150k12.6%
$150–200k22.0%
$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 filed1,210
Mean adjusted gross income$86,334
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.4%
Returns, under $25k20.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$379,800
Median gross rent$2,677
Owner-occupied94.6%
Vacant homes1.2%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$551,765as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 106.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$551,765$140,651

$140,651 in 2000 to $551,765 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home7.7%
Drives to work alone83.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.7%
Health

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

Obesity32.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.1% 2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.7% 9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73% 11.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.2% 1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 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)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments37
People employed154
Annual payroll$6,597,000
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 4.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss6.2 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.

Landslide72.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought72.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane65.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather31.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind26.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave23.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding13Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail2.1Very 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$135,139$86,372$78,538
Income per person$46,924$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate2%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$379,800$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$2,677$1,273$1,348
Homeownership94.6%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%5.7%5.2%
Works from home7.7%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.3%14.8%13.9%
Median age43.840.538.7
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 US15.4 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%.

Coventry 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

06373 Oneco, CT6.2 km away
06377 Sterling, CT7.1 km away
02825 Foster, RI8.5 km away
02815 Clayville, RI9.6 km away
02817 West Greenwich, RI10.6 km away
06354 Moosup, CT12.5 km away
02816 Coventry, RI13.3 km away
06332 Central Village, CT14.3 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 area21.44 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq mi
Population density114 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7062, -71.7356

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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