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02838 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02838 covers Manville, Rhode Island, with a population of about 4,007 and a median household income of $82,075.

Population
4,0072,869 per square mile
Median age
35.13.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$82,075about the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$455,040up 33.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,311about the Rhode Island median
Degree or higher
48.5%13.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.6%10.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
49

Where 02838 is

Manville, 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

Population4,007
Median age35.1
Family households64.6%
Born outside the US4.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.7%
White (non-Hispanic)83%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Veterans5.9%
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$82,075
Income per person$50,359
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k7.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k6.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k1.9%
$60–75k9.3%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k9.4%
$150–200k11.8%
$200k or more12.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,850
Mean adjusted gross income$64,562
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k27.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$327,500
Median gross rent$1,311
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied54.6%
Vacant homes6.1%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house36.8%
Attached house5.4%
2 to 4 units20.2%
5 to 19 units28%
20 or more units9.6%
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$455,040as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 115%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$455,040$105,382

$105,382 in 2000 to $455,040 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%
High school diploma or higher91.5%
Works from home16.4%
Drives to work alone76.6%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.6%
Health

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

Obesity28.4% 5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.3% 6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.1% 2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.9% 1.9 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)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84% 7.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.4% 12.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10% 7.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use86.5% 10.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 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)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments49
People employed367
Annual payroll$15,089,000
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 54.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss56.1 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.

Landslide84.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind24.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather23.7Relatively 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$82,075$86,372$78,538
Income per person$50,359$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$327,500$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,311$1,273$1,348
Homeownership54.6%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%5.7%5.2%
Works from home16.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US4.7%14.8%13.9%
Median age35.140.538.7
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 stationWOONSOCKET, RI US2.2 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January37.8°F / 18.8°F4.37 in rain, 12.3 in snow
February39.9°F / 21.1°F3.67 in rain, 10.7 in snow
March47.3°F / 28.2°F4.89 in rain, 7.6 in snow
April59.8°F / 38°F4.71 in rain, 1.9 in snow
May69.9°F / 47.9°F3.64 in rain
June78.5°F / 57.3°F4.26 in rain
July84°F / 63.3°F3.62 in rain
August82.5°F / 61.7°F4.01 in rain
September75.4°F / 54.4°F4.17 in rain
October63.9°F / 42°F5.08 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.4°F / 33.2°F4.22 in rain, 1 in snow
December43°F / 24.6°F5.27 in rain, 7.9 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Lincoln 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability8.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02802 Albion, RI2.5 km away
02895 Woonsocket, RI4.1 km away
02864 Cumberland, RI5.4 km away
02896 North Smithfield, RI6.4 km away
02865 Lincoln, RI7.4 km away
01504 Blackstone, MA8 km away
02824 Forestdale, RI8.1 km away
02917 Smithfield, RI8.9 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.

Providence County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.4 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density2,869 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9689, -71.4741

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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