Welcome to Harris ...

Harris is located in Kent County<1>.

Harris is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Harris: 401

Communities Also Named Harris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Rhode Island communities named Harris: This one is located in Kent County and the other is located in Providence County.

Beyond Rhode Island, there are 49 communities that are also named Harris - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Harris ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Harris ...

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

• Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Fall River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 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 Harris. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harris.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harris. 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 Harris.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris ...

Looking for more information about Harris? 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 Harris, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harris.