ZIP Code 02840

02840 is one of Rhode Island's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Newport, Newport County.

City: Newport
County: Newport County
State: Rhode Island
Prefix: 028xx

Where this code sits

02840 is part of the 028xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Newport is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Newport page.

Newport Rhode Island ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 02840 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

401 Area code 401

ZIP codes nearest 02840

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 02840.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 02841	1.7 mi	Newport, RI
ZIP code 02835	3.2 mi	Jamestown, RI
ZIP code 02842	3.6 mi	Middletown, RI
ZIP code 02801	3.7 mi	Adamsville, RI
ZIP code 02874	6.2 mi	Saunderstown, RI
ZIP code 02882	7.8 mi	Narragansett, RI
ZIP code 02871	8.3 mi	Portsmouth, RI
ZIP code 02837	8.9 mi	Little Compton, RI

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 02840, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 02840. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.