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Welcome to Newport County ...

Time Zone: Newport County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Newport is the Seat for Newport County.

Newport County was founded in 1703.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Newport had a population of 82,082 people. This is a decrease of 1.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 83,176 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newport represented 7.9% of the total population of Rhode Island.

Below are some of the communities located in Newport County:

  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
  • Little Compton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Little Compton is located in Newport County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,462 people
  • Middletown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Middletown is located in Newport County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport is located in Newport County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
  • Portsmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
  • Tiverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiverton is located in Newport County (RI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.