ZIP 02871 · Portsmouth
Who lives in ZIP code 02871 (Portsmouth, RI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Portsmouth, RI · Newport County
uszips 2026
People17,488
Median age47.7
Household income$116,831
Home value$597,593
Median rent$1,719/mo
Poverty5.0%
College degree+62.1%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 396 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,463
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.2% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
58.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $56,572.
Education (adults 25+)
43.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.4%
- Never married
- 23.4%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.76
- Dual-income families
- 62.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.5%
- Rent burden
- 26.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 11.0%
- With a disability
- 10.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.8%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.