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Welcome to Warren ...

Warren is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warren, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1792.

Warren is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Warren: 401

The ZIP code for Warren: 02885<3>

Communities Also Named Warren ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Warren - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Warren ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Warren ...

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

  • Providence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Bedford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fall River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Warwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cranston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawtucket
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Taunton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Providence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Attleboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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

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 Warren. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warren.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warren. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Warren.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warren ...

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

Adding Warren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warren 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 Warren was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Warren post office opened in 1792.

We also found Warren in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warren.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Warren). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Warren or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/