| City: | Providence, Rhode Island |
| County: | Providence County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:40:55 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 401 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.8238, -71.4133 |
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ZIP code 02901 serves downtown Providence as a dedicated PO Box facility at Exchange Terrace. This isn't a residential ZIP in the traditional sense. It exists to provide PO Box service to businesses and residents throughout Providence's urban core, who receive their street delivery through neighboring ZIP codes like 02903.
The post office maintains 61 PO Boxes serving 79 businesses in the immediate area. Exchange Terrace itself hosts the only street addresses in this ZIP, with all 79 delivery points concentrated on that single location. Residents and businesses in downtown Providence who need street delivery use adjacent ZIP codes, while those preferring PO Box service use 02901. This arrangement is typical for urban post offices that serve as PO Box hubs within larger city delivery networks.
Exchange Terrace is the sole street in this ZIP, hosting the post office facility itself. The name reflects Providence's historic downtown commercial district. All 79 delivery points share this single address, which is the PO Box facility location serving the broader downtown area.
ZIP Code 02901 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 19 business establishments, employing about 62 people with an annual payroll of $5,780,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 255Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 19Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,983,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $5,780,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 62Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 02901 is located in Providence County, Rhode Island, within the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 39300) and Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,673,807 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 02901. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Providence-Warwick, RI-MASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 39300Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,673,807Source: Census |
| MSA: | Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 765.32 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4459000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Providence city; Rhode IslandSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 02901 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.