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ZIP code 02879: Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI

ZIP code 02879 is in Wakefield-Peace Dale (43% of residents), Kingston (3.2%) and Charlestown (2.2%), in Washington County, Rhode Island. 52% of its residents live outside city limits. It is in Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district. Its state senate districts are State Senate District 37 (80%), State Senate District 35 (11%), State Senate District 38 (9.0%) and State Senate District 36 (0.6%); its state house districts are State House District 34 (31%), State House District 33 (27%), State House District 35 (24%) and State House District 36 (17%).

20,982residents (2020 Census)
39.5 sq miland area
4cities and towns
1congressional district
12voting precincts

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City and county

City or townShare of ZIP residents
Wakefield-Peace Dale43%
Kingston3.2%
Charlestown2.2%
Narragansett Pier0.2%

CountyShare of ZIP residents
Washington County100%

Town or county subdivisionShare of ZIP residents
South Kingstown town99%
Narragansett town0.6%

Congressional district

Congressional districtShare of ZIP residents
Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district (RI-02)100%

Elected officials

OfficeMemberContactShare of residents
U.S. Representative (RI-02)Seth Magaziner (D)202-225-2735100%
U.S. SenatorJack Reed (D)202-224-4642 · contact formstatewide
U.S. SenatorSheldon Whitehouse (D)202-224-2921 · contact formstatewide
State Senator (State Senate District 37)Sue Sosnowski (Democratic)401-783-770480%
State Senator (State Senate District 35)Bridget Valverde (Democratic)401-276-556111%
State Senator (State Senate District 38)Victoria Gu (Democratic)9.0%
State Senator (State Senate District 36)Alana DiMario (Democratic)401-276-55680.6%
State Representative (State House District 34)Teresa Tanzi (Democratic)401-527-946831%
State Representative (State House District 33)Carol McEntee (Democratic)401-222-443527%
State Representative (State House District 35)Kathleen Fogarty (Democratic)401-782-191924%
State Representative (State House District 36)Tina Spears (Democratic)17%

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).

Local government

State legislative districts

State senate districtShare of ZIP residents
State Senate District 3780%
State Senate District 3511%
State Senate District 389.0%
State Senate District 360.6%

State house districtShare of ZIP residents
State House District 3431%
State House District 3327%
State House District 3524%
State House District 3617%

Voting precincts

12 voting precincts overlap ZIP 02879. Map them, with each precinct's share of the ZIP's residents.

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ZIP 02879 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.