Summary for Narragansett

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Located in: Washington County (see below)

Time Zone: Narragansett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 401

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

Websites for Narragansett

Junior League: www.jlri.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Narragansett:

Lat: 41.449600° (or 41°26'58" N)

Lon: -71.448800° (or -71°26'55" W)

USGS Topo Map: Narragansett Pier<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Narragansett

GNIS ID: 1219971

FIPS State / Place Code: 44 / 48160

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Narragansett)

The community of Wakefield is the County Seat for Washington County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Washington)

Population

Total Area:<5> 562 sq. miles [1,457.6 km²] - of which 41.5% is water (233.5 sq. miles [604.8 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 62,206

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Washington

GNIS ID: 1219782

FIPS State / County Code: 44 / 009

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Narragansett)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Rhode Island

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Rhode Island

GNIS ID: 1219835

FIPS State: 44

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Narragansett)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Narragansett: www.narragansettri.com/

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Narragansett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Narragansett, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Narragansett.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Narragansett. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).