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02912 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02912 covers Providence, Rhode Island, with a population of about 4,824.

Population
4,82424,367 per square mile
Median age
19.719 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 02912 is

Providence, 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

Population4,824
Median age19.7
Born outside the US11.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.9%
White (non-Hispanic)57.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)10.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)16.6%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$4,142
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes53.1%

What the homes are

5 to 19 units100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.1%
Works from home20.1%
Drives to work alone18.4%
Takes public transport4.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more1.3%
Health

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

Obesity18.5% 14.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.4% 10.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5% 8.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure9% 25.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.4% 9.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis3.4% 21.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication20.8% 53.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.7% 7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening72.5% 13.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.8% 5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.5% 5.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.3% 15 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability1.9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol11.8% 24.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness51.4% 17 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.4% 5.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.5% 7.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability2.4% 11.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.2% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1% 3 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 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.4% 3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed8,472
Annual payroll$477,722,000
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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 14.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss23.7 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.

Hurricane71.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide42.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding34.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather19.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind18.5Relatively 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$86,372$78,538
Income per person$4,142$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate10.9%12.4%
Median home value$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,273$1,348
Homeownership63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%35%
Unemployment rate10.1%5.7%5.2%
Works from home20.1%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US11.8%14.8%13.9%
Median age19.740.538.7
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 stationPROVIDENCE T F GREEN AP, RI US11.5 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January38.3°F / 22.1°F3.96 in rain, 10.3 in snow
February40.5°F / 23.5°F3.44 in rain, 10.5 in snow
March47.7°F / 30.2°F4.9 in rain, 6.4 in snow
April58.9°F / 39.6°F4.29 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May68.9°F / 49.2°F3.37 in rain
June77.7°F / 58.8°F3.81 in rain
July83.6°F / 65.2°F2.91 in rain
August82.2°F / 63.9°F3.59 in rain
September74.8°F / 56.5°F4.17 in rain
October63.8°F / 45.1°F4.18 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November53.2°F / 35.8°F4.27 in rain, 1 in snow
December43.4°F / 27.6°F4.65 in rain, 7.6 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 supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket51% 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%.

Providence 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability16 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02940 Providence, RI0 km away
02901 Providence, RI0.2 km away
02903 Providence, RI0.5 km away
02902 Providence, RI1.2 km away
02906 Providence, RI1.8 km away
02908 Providence, RI2.6 km away
02909 Providence, RI2.6 km away
02918 Providence, RI3 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 area0.2 sq mi
Population density24,367 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8240, -71.4128

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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