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02857 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02857 covers North Scituate, Rhode Island, with a population of about 8,095 and a median household income of $108,813.

Population
8,095188 per square mile
Median age
51.412.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$108,8131.3× the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
4.6%7.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$554,020up 29.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,4631.1× the Rhode Island median
Degree or higher
37.7%2.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
83.2%18.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
194

Where 02857 is

North Scituate, 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

Population8,095
Median age51.4
Family households74.2%
Born outside the US3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)90.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
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$108,813
Income per person$53,626
Poverty rate4.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k6.1%
$125–150k13.3%
$150–200k14.1%
$200k or more19.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,650
Mean adjusted gross income$100,414
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.2%
Returns, under $25k22.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k26.0%
Returns, $200k or more9.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$387,500
Median gross rent$1,463
Owner-occupied83.2%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house91.4%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units4.4%
5 to 19 units2.5%
20 or more units0.7%
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$554,020as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$554,020$165,606

$165,606 in 2000 to $554,020 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home11.7%
Drives to work alone77.8%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.6%
Health

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

Obesity30.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.1% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.4% 3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85.1% 8.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.6% 14.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26% 4.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.8% 7.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.4% 5.9 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 insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.3% 8.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments194
People employed943
Annual payroll$43,514,000
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 25.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss37 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.

Landslide87.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought61.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind19.6Relatively 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$108,813$86,372$78,538
Income per person$53,626$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate4.6%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$387,500$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,463$1,273$1,348
Homeownership83.2%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%5.7%5.2%
Works from home11.7%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%14.8%13.9%
Median age51.440.538.7
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 stationN FOSTER 1 E, RI US9.1 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 supermarket21% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Scituate School District53% of this ZIP code's land area
Foster-Glocester Regional School District23.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Glocester Elementary School District19% of this ZIP code's land area
Foster Elementary School District4.5% 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 vulnerability5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02829 Harmony, RI4.9 km away
02828 Greenville, RI6.5 km away
02815 Clayville, RI8.3 km away
02919 Johnston, RI8.8 km away
02814 Chepachet, RI9.2 km away
02917 Smithfield, RI10.4 km away
02825 Foster, RI10.5 km away
02839 Mapleville, RI10.9 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 area43.17 sq mi
Water area6.63 sq mi
Population density188 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8439, -71.6242

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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