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)
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- New Bedford is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
Fall River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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- Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
Warwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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- Warwick is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Dartmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
South Kingstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- South Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
North Kingstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
- North Kingstown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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- Newport is located in Newport County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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- Somerset is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Newport, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Little Compton.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Compton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.