ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Rhode Island

ZIP Code 02871: Newport County, RI

ZIP Code 02871 (Newport County, Rhode Island) has an estimated 17,488 residents in 7,463 households. The median household income is $116,831, the median home value is $597,000 and the median gross rent is $1,719/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

17,488

Margin of error ±103

Median household income

$116,831

Margin of error ±$8,655

Median home value

$597,000

Margin of error ±$37,433

Median gross rent

$1,719/mo

Margin of error ±$227

Median age

47.7 yrs

Margin of error ±2.1 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.0 min

Margin of error ±2.9 min

How ZIP 02871 compares with Rhode Island and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 0287147.7 yrsRhode Island40.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 02871$116,831Rhode Island$87,796United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 02871$63,317Rhode Island$47,150United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 028715.0%Rhode Island11.2%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 028713.1%Rhode Island5.8%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 0287162.1%Rhode Island37.7%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 02871$597,000Rhode Island$404,200United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 02871$1,719/moRhode Island$1,342/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 0287180.5%Rhode Island63.6%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 0287123.0 minRhode Island25.5 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 0287116.0%Rhode Island13.0%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 02871

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 02871 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 02871	Margin of error	Rhode Island	United States
Total population	17,488	±103	1,101,801	334,922,499
Median age	47.7 yrs	±2.1 yrs	40.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	7,463	±366	441,570	129,227,496
Median household income	$116,831	±$8,655	$87,796	$80,734
Per capita income	$63,317	±$3,824	$47,150	$44,673
Poverty rate	5.0%	±1.9 pts	11.2%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	±1.4 pts	5.8%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.1%	±4.5 pts	37.7%	35.7%
Median home value	$597,000	±$37,433	$404,200	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,719/mo	±$227	$1,342/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	80.5%	±3.7 pts	63.6%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	23.0 min	±2.9 min	25.5 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	16.0%	±3.5 pts	13.0%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 02871
Group	ZIP 02871	Rhode Island	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	87.4%	68.0%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	4.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.5%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.8%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	4.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5.7%	17.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 02871 is

State: Rhode Island
Main county: Newport County
Largest overlapping place: Melville (6% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 17.07 sq mi· about 1,024 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Newport County

02835 Newport County, RI 02837 Newport County, RI 02840 Newport, RI 02841 Newport, RI 02842 Newport East, RI 02872 Newport County, RI 02878 Newport County, RI

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Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.