South Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, home to about 32,073 people across 56 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 02879, 02881 and 02892, and parts of 02874 are in South Kingstown too.
Homes sold for a median of $369 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in South Kingstown
All in South Kingstown
Mostly South Kingstown; also Richmond and Exeter
Mostly North Kingstown; part is in South Kingstown
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| Nearest major airport | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)19 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY136 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of South Kingstown; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
South Kingstown had 31,931 residents in the 2020 census, up 14% since 2000.
It’s the 10th largest of 39 towns in Rhode Island by population.
Washington County grew from 24,154 residents in 1900 to 129,839 in 2020.
Washington County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 51.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kingston 1 W, RI weather station (about a mile away).
46,113 jobs at 3,799 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
582 doctors and other health care providers list an office in South Kingstown’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 65 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 81 |
| Dentists | 26 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 119 |
| Mental health providers | 193 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 81 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (13 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1722.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by South Kingstown, The Compass School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Dale SchoolPeace Dale | Pre-K–5 | 412 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Matunuck SchoolWakefield | K–5 | 246 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| The Compass SchoolKingston | K–8 | 217 | Charter | 2.9 mi |
| West Kingston SchoolWest Kingston | K–5 | 313 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Broad Rock Middle SchoolWakefield | 6–8 | 554 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| South Kingstown HighWakefield | 9–12 | 688 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monsignor Matthew Clarke Catholic Regional SchoolWakefield | Pre-K–8 | 309 | Roman Catholic | 3.9 mi |
| Bradley School-SouthWakefield | 1–12 | 56 | Nonsectarian | 4.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with North Kingstown, Richmond, Narragansett and Exeter.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.