Welcome to Oakland ...

Oakland is located in Providence County<1>.

The location of Oakland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

When the people of Oakland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oaklander<3>

Oakland is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Oakland: (401)

Websites for Oakland ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities Also Named Oakland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 131 communities that are also named Oakland - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (7), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (3), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (6), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (3), Missouri (4), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (10), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (8), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (12), Texas (8), Vermont, Virginia (6), Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakland.

Communities near Oakland ...

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

• Providence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Cranston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
• North Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 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 Oakland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland ...

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

Adding Oakland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakland 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 Oakland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Oakland in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Oakland post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oakland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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