Welcome to Cumberland ...

The Town of Cumberland is located in Providence County<1>.

The location of Cumberland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, the Town of Cumberland has a population of 35,159 people<3> (see below for details).

Cumberland is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Code for Cumberland: 401

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cumberland had an population of 35,159 people. This is an increase of 4.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Town of Cumberland had a population of 33,506 people (or 5.34% of the total population of Providence County). This makes Cumberland the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Cumberland represents 3.18% of the population of Rhode Island (which has 1,052,567 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33,506 people, the population of Cumberland increased 5.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 31,840 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cumberland.

Communities Also Named Cumberland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cumberland - it's located in Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cumberland.

Communities near Cumberland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cumberland.

• Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Warwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• North Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
• Norwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cumberland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cumberland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cumberland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cumberland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cumberland. See our Newspapers Page for Cumberland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cumberland ...

Looking for more information about Cumberland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cumberland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cumberland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cumberland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/