Welcome to Narragansett Pier ...

Narragansett Pier is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Narragansett Pier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Narragansett Pier is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Narragansett Pier: 401

Websites for Narragansett Pier ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Narragansett Pier ...

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

• Warwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• South Kingstown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• West Warwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
  • West Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
• North Kingstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Newport County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Portsmouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
• Middletown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Newport County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
• Tiverton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton
  • Tiverton is located in Newport County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
• East Greenwich
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
  • East Greenwich is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
• Hopkinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 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 Narragansett Pier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Narragansett Pier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Narragansett Pier ...

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

Adding Narragansett Pier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Narragansett Pier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Narragansett Pier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Narragansett Pier post office opened in 1867.

We also found Narragansett Pier in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Narragansett Pier.