Newport County | |
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Coordinates: 41°31′N 71°16′W / 41.51°N 71.26°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Rhode Island |
Region | New England |
Metro area | Providence |
Formed | June 22, 1703 |
Named for | Newport, Essex |
County town | Newport |
Largest city | Newport |
Incorporated municipalities | 6 (total)
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Area | |
• Total | 314 sq mi (810 km2) |
• Land | 102 sq mi (260 km2) |
• Water | 211 sq mi (550 km2) 67% |
Highest elevation | 326 ft (99 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 85,643 |
• Density | 270/sq mi (100/km2) |
GDP | |
• Total | $7.843 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code format | 028xx |
Area code | 401 |
FIPS code | 44-005 |
GNIS feature ID | 1219779 |
Congressional district | 1st |
Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643.[4] It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703.[5] Like all of the counties in Rhode Island, Newport County no longer has any governmental functions (other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries). All of those functions in Rhode Island are now carried out by the state government, or by the cities and towns of Rhode Island. Newport County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.