ZIP Code 02879

02879 is one of Rhode Island's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Wakefield, Washington County.

City: Wakefield
County: Washington County
State: Rhode Island
Prefix: 028xx

Where this code sits

02879 is part of the 028xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Wakefield is served by 2 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Wakefield page.

Wakefield Rhode Island ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 02879 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

401 Area code 401

ZIP codes nearest 02879

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 02879.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 02883	1.9 mi	Peace Dale, RI
ZIP code 02881	2.5 mi	Kingston, RI
ZIP code 02882	3.8 mi	Narragansett, RI
ZIP code 02836	4.5 mi	Kenyon, RI
ZIP code 02875	5.3 mi	Shannock, RI
ZIP code 02877	5.9 mi	Slocum, RI
ZIP code 02892	6.2 mi	West Kingston, RI
ZIP code 02874	6.6 mi	Saunderstown, 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 02879, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 02879. 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.