Rhode Island · Census place 4459000

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island with an estimated 194,706 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the largest of 8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 194,706; #1 of 8 in Rhode Island
Change since 2020: +2.0%; +3,903 people
Land area: 18.4 sq mi; + 2.18 sq mi water
Density: 10,576 / sq mi; State median 4,677

Orange pin: Providence. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Providence.

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Providence population, 2020 to 2024

Providence added 3,903 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.0%. In the latest year it moved by +2,100. Among 8 Rhode Island places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 3rd; the median place changed by +2.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Rhode Island has 62,479 people, so Providence is 3.1 times that size.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 190,978. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Providence covers 18.41 square miles of land and 2.18 of water, for 10,576 people per square mile of land. The median Rhode Island place of 5,000+ has 4,677, so Providence is denser than the typical town.

What county Providence is in

All of Providence's residents live in Providence County, which had 675,912 residents in 2024. Providence holds 28.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Providence

9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Providence by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 02903, 02904, 02905, 02906, 02907, 02908, 02909, 02912, 02918. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Providence is

The Census internal point of Providence is at 41.823100, -71.418800. That is next to the Providence capitol point. The nearest larger place is Worcester, MA (211,286 people), 36.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Brockton, MA, 27.0 miles away. The ground at the internal point is about 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.

Internal point

Decimal: 41.823100, -71.418800
DMS: 41°49'23.16"N 71°25'7.68"W
UTM: 19N 299120.2E 4632963.9N
Geohash: drmjyvdmj
Plus code: 87HCRHFJ+6F
Time zone: America/New_York

Daylight in Providence

At 41.82° N, Providence gets about 15 h 13 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 08 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 05 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026. Month-by-month sunrise and sunset times are on the Providence daylight page.

Places near Providence

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Rhode Island, measured between internal points. The closest is East Providence, 3.4 miles away, with 47,961 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Providence, RI?

194,706 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 3,903 (2.0%) from 190,803 in July 2020.

What county is Providence in?

Providence County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Providence?

9 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 02903, 02904, 02905, 02906, 02907, 02908, 02909, 02912, 02918.

How far is Providence from Providence?

Providence's internal point is within about a mile of the Providence capitol point.

What is the nearest larger city to Providence?

Worcester, MA, with 211,286 residents, 36.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.