Wakefield Rhode Island ZIP Codes
Wakefield holds 2 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.
Every ZIP code in Wakefield
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 02879 | Washington County |
| 02880 | Washington County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Wakefield codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
Scope every ZIP code recorded for Wakefield. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.
How these codes cluster
Every Wakefield ZIP code begins 028. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Rhode Island. Statewide that range covers 69 ZIP codes, so Wakefield accounts for 3% of it.
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Area codes covering Wakefield
ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The code below serves the same ground Wakefield occupies.
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Where Wakefield's ZIP codes sit
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Wakefield
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Rhode Island ZIP codes | 2.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Narragansett Rhode Island ZIP codes | 6.8 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Saunderstown Rhode Island ZIP codes | 10 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Exeter Rhode Island ZIP codes | 11 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Jamestown Rhode Island ZIP codes | 13 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Newport Rhode Island ZIP codes | 15 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Portsmouth Rhode Island ZIP codes | 22 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Warwick Rhode Island ZIP codes | 22 mi | 4 ZIP codes |
Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.