Summary for Tiverton

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Located in: Newport County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 401

Elevation: 140 feet [42.67 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

Total Area:<3> 36.33 sq. miles [94.1 km²] - of which 20.05% is water (7.28 sq. miles [18.9 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 7,446

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

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

Lat: 41.600100° (or 41°36'0" N)

Lon: -71.166200° (or -71°9'58" W)

USGS Topo Map: Tiverton<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Tiverton

GNIS ID: 1220066

FIPS State / Place Code: 44 / 70880

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

The community of Newport is the County Seat for {Newport County}.

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

Population

Total Area: 313.6 sq. miles [812.2 km²] - of which 67.4% is water (211.2 sq. miles [547 km²])

Housing Units: 41,796

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Newport

GNIS ID: 1219779

FIPS State / County Code: 44 / 005

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

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 Tiverton)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tiverton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	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.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Tiverton. 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.
<4>	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).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Tiverton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Tiverton.