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02898 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02898 covers Wyoming, Rhode Island, with a population of about 1,745 and a median household income of $124,083.

Population
1,745147 per square mile
Median age
45.87.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$124,0831.4× the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
2.9%9.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$499,056up 31.8% in five years
Degree or higher
56.3%21.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
97.5%32.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
86

Where 02898 is

Wyoming, 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

Population1,745
Median age45.8
Family households61.9%
Born outside the US5.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino8.7%
Veterans4.4%
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$124,083
Income per person$54,233
Poverty rate2.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k11.9%
$60–75k4.9%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k19.8%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more22.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,190
Mean adjusted gross income$86,249
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.9%
Returns, under $25k22.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.4%
Returns, $200k or more5.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$399,400
Owner-occupied97.5%
Vacant homes7.2%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house74.2%
Attached house12.4%
2 to 4 units8.7%
5 to 19 units4.7%
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$499,056as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 94.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$499,056$127,876

$127,876 in 2000 to $499,056 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.3%
High school diploma or higher98.7%
Works from home6.4%
Drives to work alone85.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.9%
Health

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

Obesity27.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.3% 7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.7% 9.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.9% 5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77.3% 16 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.6% 10.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.8% 7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use86.1% 10.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.4% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments86
People employed1,052
Annual payroll$39,455,000
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 40.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss71.9 out of 100
Community resilience95.5 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.

Drought91.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm81Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.2Very 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$124,083$86,372$78,538
Income per person$54,233$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate2.9%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$399,400$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,273$1,348
Homeownership97.5%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher56.3%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home6.4%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US5.4%14.8%13.9%
Median age45.840.538.7
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 stationKINGSTON, RI US10.1 km away
Rain in a year53 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January40.2°F / 20.8°F4.24 in rain, 10 in snow
February42.5°F / 22°F3.77 in rain, 9.9 in snow
March49.1°F / 28.3°F5.59 in rain, 6.2 in snow
April59.7°F / 37.1°F4.9 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May69.7°F / 46.6°F3.81 in rain
June78°F / 55.9°F4.11 in rain
July83.3°F / 61.8°F3.3 in rain
August82.4°F / 60.3°F4.26 in rain
September75.8°F / 53.4°F4.36 in rain
October65.2°F / 42.4°F4.98 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November54.5°F / 33.8°F4.49 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December45.2°F / 26.3°F5.33 in rain, 6.6 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%.

Chariho Regional 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 vulnerability4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02892 West Kingston, RI3.5 km away
02812 Carolina, RI4 km away
02875 Shannock, RI5.8 km away
02832 Hope Valley, RI5.9 km away
02894 Wood River Junction, RI7.1 km away
02836 Kenyon, RI7.2 km away
02822 Exeter, RI9 km away
02873 Rockville, RI9.4 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.

Washington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.89 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq mi
Population density147 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.5041, -71.6630

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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