Welcome to Wescott Beach ...

Wescott Beach is located in Providence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wescott Beach: Wescott Bch.

Wescott Beach is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wescott Beach: 401

Websites for Wescott Beach ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Wescott Beach ...

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

• Providence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Warwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Woonsocket
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• North Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
• North Attleboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 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 Wescott Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wescott Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wescott Beach ...

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