Welcome to Little Compton ...

The Town of Little Compton is located in Newport County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, the Town of Little Compton has a population of 3,481 people<2> (see below for details).

Little Compton is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Little Compton: 401

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Little Compton had an population of 3,481 people. This is a decrease of 0.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Town of Little Compton had a population of 3,492 people. This makes Little Compton the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Little Compton represents 0.33% of the total population of Rhode Island (which has 1,052,567 people), making it the state's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,492 people, the population of Little Compton decreased 2.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,593 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Little Compton.

Communities near Little Compton ...

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

• New Bedford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Fall River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Dartmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• South Kingstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• North Kingstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Newport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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 northwest)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
• Somerset
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Somerset is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
• Portsmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Portsmouth is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 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 Little Compton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Compton.

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

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