# List of census-designated places in Rhode Island

This is a list of census-designated places in Rhode Island. The United States Census Bureau defines census-designated places as unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status.
As of the 2020 census, Rhode Island had 28 census-designated places. Most are small communities and villages inside towns, but a few account for the entire area and population of their respective towns.

## Census-designated places

| Name | County | Population (2020) | Area (2020) | Area (2020) | Coordinates |
| Name | County | Population (2020) | sq mi | km$^2$ | Coordinates |
| Ashaway | Washington | 1,501 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 41°25′23″N 71°47′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.42306°N 71.78889°W﻿ / 41.42306; -71.78889 |
| Bradford | Washington | 1,457 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 41°24′2″N 71°44′51″W﻿ / ﻿41.40056°N 71.74750°W﻿ / 41.40056; -71.74750 |
| Carolina | Washington | 924 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 41°27′31″N 71°39′51″W﻿ / ﻿41.45861°N 71.66417°W﻿ / 41.45861; -71.66417 |
| Charlestown | Washington | 7,997 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 41°23′7″N 71°40′5″W﻿ / ﻿41.38528°N 71.66806°W﻿ / 41.38528; -71.66806 |
| Chepachet | Providence | 1,704 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 41°54′54″N 71°40′17″W﻿ / ﻿41.91500°N 71.67139°W﻿ / 41.91500; -71.67139 |
| Clayville | Providence | 312 | 1.75 | 4.5 | 41°46′37″N 71°40′34″W﻿ / ﻿41.77694°N 71.67611°W﻿ / 41.77694; -71.67611 |
| Cumberland Hill | Providence | 8,140 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 41°58′15″N 71°27′35″W﻿ / ﻿41.97083°N 71.45972°W﻿ / 41.97083; -71.45972 |
| Foster Center | Providence | 333 | 2.18 | 5.6 | 41°47′24″N 71°43′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.79000°N 71.72889°W﻿ / 41.79000; -71.72889 |
| Greene | Kent | 914 | 6.09 | 15.8 | 41°41′28″N 71°44′45″W﻿ / ﻿41.69111°N 71.74583°W﻿ / 41.69111; -71.74583 |
| Greenville | Providence | 9,061 | 5.7 | 14.8 | 41°52′36″N 71°33′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.87667°N 71.55333°W﻿ / 41.87667; -71.55333 |
| Harmony | Providence | 1,036 | 2.97 | 7.7 | 41°53′16″N 71°35′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.88778°N 71.59667°W﻿ / 41.88778; -71.59667 |
| Harrisville | Providence | 1,745 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 41°58′7″N 71°40′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.96861°N 71.68000°W﻿ / 41.96861; -71.68000 |
| Hope Valley | Washington | 1,870 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 41°30′43″N 71°42′55″W﻿ / ﻿41.51194°N 71.71528°W﻿ / 41.51194; -71.71528 |
| Hopkinton | Washington | 8,398 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 41°27′40″N 71°46′39″W﻿ / ﻿41.46111°N 71.77750°W﻿ / 41.46111; -71.77750 |
| Kingston | Washington | 7,825 | 1.56 | 4.0 | 41°28′23.44″N 71°31′26.84″W﻿ / ﻿41.4731778°N 71.5241222°W﻿ / 41.4731778; -71.5241222 |
| Melville | Newport | 1,609 | 5.1 | 13.2 | 41°35′16.37″N 71°17′3.67″W﻿ / ﻿41.5878806°N 71.2843528°W﻿ / 41.5878806; -71.2843528 |
| Misquamicut | Washington | 434 | 1.25 | 3.2 | 41°19′26″N 71°49′19″W﻿ / ﻿41.32389°N 71.82194°W﻿ / 41.32389; -71.82194 |
| Narragansett Pier | Washington | 3,308 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 41°25′48″N 71°27′59″W﻿ / ﻿41.43000°N 71.46639°W﻿ / 41.43000; -71.46639 |
| Newport East | Newport | 12,337 | 5.75 | 14.9 | 41°30′31″N 71°17′17″W﻿ / ﻿41.50861°N 71.28806°W﻿ / 41.50861; -71.28806 |
| Pascoag | Providence | 4,641 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 41°57′27″N 71°42′21″W﻿ / ﻿41.95750°N 71.70583°W﻿ / 41.95750; -71.70583 |
| Quonochontaug | Washington | 422 | 5.5 | 14.2 | 41°20′42.29″N 71°42′16.77″W﻿ / ﻿41.3450806°N 71.7046583°W﻿ / 41.3450806; -71.7046583 |
| Tiverton | Newport | 7,809 | 4.18 | 10.8 | 41°39′14.45″N 71°12′1.40″W﻿ / ﻿41.6540139°N 71.2003889°W﻿ / 41.6540139; -71.2003889 |
| Valley Falls | Providence | 12,094 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 41°55′3″N 71°23′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.91750°N 71.39222°W﻿ / 41.91750; -71.39222 |
| Wakefield-Peacedale | Washington | 8,925 | 5.1 | 13.2 | 41°26′28″N 71°29′57″W﻿ / ﻿41.44111°N 71.49917°W﻿ / 41.44111; -71.49917 |
| Watch Hill | Washington | 212 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 41°18′49″N 71°50′59″W﻿ / ﻿41.31361°N 71.84972°W﻿ / 41.31361; -71.84972 |
| Weekapaug | Washington | 467 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 41°19′51″N 71°45′18″W﻿ / ﻿41.33083°N 71.75500°W﻿ / 41.33083; -71.75500 |
| Westerly | Washington | 18,423 | 15.83 | 41.0 | 41°22′23.88″N 71°48′24.41″W﻿ / ﻿41.3733000°N 71.8067806°W﻿ / 41.3733000; -71.8067806 |
| Wyoming | Washington | 415 | 0.86 | 2.2 | 41°30′57″N 71°42′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.51583°N 71.70333°W﻿ / 41.51583; -71.70333 |