Welcome to Jamestown Shores ...

Jamestown Shores is located in Newport County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Jamestown Shores: Jamestown Shrs.

Jamestown Shores is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jamestown Shores: 401

Websites for Jamestown Shores ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Jamestown Shores ...

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

• Fall River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• East Providence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Coventry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• South Kingstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• West Warwick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Warwick is located in Kent County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
• North Kingstown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Newport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport is located in Newport County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Bristol
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 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 Jamestown Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jamestown Shores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamestown Shores ...

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