ZIP Code 02842

02842 is one of Rhode Island's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Middletown, Newport County.

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

Where this code sits

02842 is part of the 028xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Middletown.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 02842 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

401 Area code 401

ZIP codes nearest 02842

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 02842.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 02801	0.9 mi	Adamsville, RI
ZIP code 02841	2.0 mi	Newport, RI
ZIP code 02840	3.6 mi	Newport, RI
ZIP code 02871	5.3 mi	Portsmouth, RI
ZIP code 02835	5.3 mi	Jamestown, RI
ZIP code 02837	5.8 mi	Little Compton, RI
ZIP code 02874	8.8 mi	Saunderstown, RI
ZIP code 02878	9.2 mi	Tiverton, 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 02842, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 02842. 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.