ZIP code 02842 is in Newport East (72% of residents) and Melville (7.1%), in Newport County, Rhode Island. 21% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. Its state senate districts are State Senate District 12 (100%) and State Senate District 13 (0.3%); its state house districts are State House District 74 (51%), State House District 72 (28%) and State House District 73 (21%).
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).
6 voting precincts overlap ZIP 02842.
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ZIP 02842 here is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which approximates the USPS ZIP Code;
PO-box-only ZIPs have none. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.