Census Data for Foster

As far as we can tell, Foster has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Foster, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Foster
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Foster is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
• Killingly
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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• Burrillville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Burrillville is located in Providence County
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• Putnam
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
• Scituate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Scituate is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
• Glocester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glocester is located in Providence County
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• Sterling
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
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• Thompson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
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• Brooklyn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
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• Pomfret
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pomfret is located in Windham County (CT)
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• Coventry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
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• Plainfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
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  • Johnston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Johnston is located in Providence County
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  • Smithfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Smithfield is located in Providence County
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  • Douglas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
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Providence County ...

Foster is located in Providence County<1>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Providence County.

Miscellaneous Information for Foster ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Providence County or the community of Foster:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Foster:
  • GNIS ID for Foster: 1219542
  • GNIS ID for Providence County: 1219781
  • GNIS ID for State of Rhode Island: 1219835

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 44 (Rhode Island)
  • County Code: 007 (Providence County)
  • Place Code: 27280 (Foster)
  • State & County Code: 44/007 (Rhode Island / Providence County)
  • State & Place Code: 44/27280 (Rhode Island / Foster)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Foster is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Foster, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Foster. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Foster:02825<2>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Foster.