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02917 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02917 covers Smithfield, Rhode Island, with a population of about 15,068 and a median household income of $106,772.

Population
15,068703 per square mile
Median age
37.71 points below the US average
Median household income
$106,7721.2× the Rhode Island median
Poverty rate
4.6%7.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$530,429up 35.8% in five years
Median rent
$98822% below the Rhode Island median
Degree or higher
38.2%3.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
78.4%13.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
602

Where 02917 is

Smithfield, 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

Population15,068
Median age37.7
Family households65.2%
Born outside the US5.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.3%
White (non-Hispanic)88.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Veterans3.6%
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$106,772
Income per person$43,481
Poverty rate4.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k3.5%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k12.0%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k14.0%
$200k or more19.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,580
Mean adjusted gross income$118,579
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.4%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.9%
Returns, $200k or more9.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$416,100
Median gross rent$988
Rent as a share of household income27.1%
Owner-occupied78.4%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house63.1%
Attached house9.1%
2 to 4 units11.4%
5 to 19 units9.6%
20 or more units6.9%
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$530,429as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$530,429$154,990

$154,990 in 2000 to $530,429 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%
High school diploma or higher91.9%
Works from home15.5%
Drives to work alone70.4%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.4%
Health

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

Obesity26.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.3% 7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 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 year82.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.4% 12.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.5% 13.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.9% 4.3 pts below 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 transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.9% 9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments602
People employed12,744
Annual payroll$1,126,104,000
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 44.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.9 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.

Landslide85.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather23.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought20.3Relatively 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$106,772$86,372$78,538
Income per person$43,481$45,919$43,289
Poverty rate4.6%10.9%12.4%
Median home value$416,100$368,800$303,400
Median gross rent$988$1,273$1,348
Homeownership78.4%63.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%37.3%35%
Unemployment rate6.7%5.7%5.2%
Works from home15.5%11.4%13.5%
Born outside the US5.6%14.8%13.9%
Median age37.740.538.7
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 stationWOONSOCKET, RI US10.1 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 supermarket62% 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%.

Smithfield School District99.9% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability8.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02828 Greenville, RI3.9 km away
02829 Harmony, RI6 km away
02911 North Providence, RI6.1 km away
02865 Lincoln, RI7.2 km away
02919 Johnston, RI7.7 km away
02802 Albion, RI8.2 km away
02904 Providence, RI8.3 km away
02896 North Smithfield, RI8.8 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 area21.44 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq mi
Population density703 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8964, -71.5207

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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