Population in Rhode Island
Places in Rhode Island of 5,000 or More Population —With ZIP and Area Codes
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
The following is a list of places of 5,000 or more inhabitants recognized by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Deptartment of Commerce, based on July 1, 2004 Census Bureau estimates. Also given are 1990 census populations. For instructions and further information, see places in the United States by population.
| ZIP | Place | 2004 | 1990 |
| 02806 | Barrington | 16,836 | 15,849 |
| 02809 | Bristol | 24,741 | 21,625 |
| 02830 | Burrillville | 16,493 | 16,230 |
| 02863 | Central Falls | 19,292 | 17,637 |
| 02813 | Charlestown | 8,266 | 6,478 |
| 02816 | Coventry | 35,072 | 31,083 |
| 02864 | Cumberland | 33,794 | 29,038 |
| 02864 | Cumberland Hill (c) | 7,738 | 6,379 |
| *02905 | Cranston | 81,986 | 76,060 |
| 02818 | East Greenwich | 13,594 | 11,865 |
| 02914 | East Providence | 49,765 | 50,380 |
| 02822 | Exeter | 6,289 | 5,461 |
| 02814 | Glocester | 10,551 | 9,227 |
| 02828 | Greenville (c) | 8,626 | 8,303 |
| 02833 | Hopkinton | 8,120 | 6,873 |
| 02835 | Jamestown | 5,697 | 4,999 |
| 02919 | Johnston | 29,299 | 26,542 |
| 02881 | Kingston (c) | 5,446 | 6,504 |
| 02865 | Lincoln | 22,188 | 18,045 |
| 02842 | Middletown | 17,032 | 19,460 |
| 02882 | Narragansett | 16,945 | 15,004 |
| 02840 | Newport | 25,879 | 28,227 |
| 02843 | Newport East (c) | 11,463 | 11,080 |
| 02852 | North Kingstown | 27,221 | 23,786 |
| 02908 | North Providence | 33,329 | 32,090 |
| 02896 | North Smithfield | 11,026 | 10,497 |
| *02860 | Pawtucket | 74,254 | 72,644 |
| 02871 | Portsmouth | 17,309 | 16,857 |
| *02904 | Providence | 178,126 | 160,728 |
| 02812 | Richmond | 7,728 | 5,351 |
| 02857 | Scituate | 10,941 | 9,796 |
| 02917 | Smithfield | 21,811 | 19,163 |
| 02879 | South Kingstown | 29,275 | 24,612 |
| 02878 | Tiverton (c) | 7,282 | 7,259 |
| 02878 | Tiverton | 15,464 | 14,312 |
| 02864 | Valley Falls (c) | 11,599 | 11,175 |
| *02879 | Wakefield-Peacedale (c) | 8,468 | 7,134 |
| 02885 | Warren | 11,412 | 11,385 |
| *02886 | Warwick | 87,683 | 85,427 |
| 02891 | Westerly (c) | 17,682 | 16,477 |
| 02891 | Westerly | 23,747 | 21,605 |
| 02817 | West Greenwich | 5,657 | — |
| 02893 | West Warwick | 30,114 | 29,268 |
| 02895 | Woonsocket | 44,534 | 43,877 |