| City: | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Names to Avoid: | Providence Journal |
| County: | Providence County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:55:26 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 401 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 41.8244, -71.4153 |
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The Providence Journal, founded in 1829 and colloquially known as the ProJo, operates under dedicated ZIP code 02902 in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. The Journal is the largest newspaper in Rhode Island and one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States. The paper has won four Pulitzer Prizes, including investigative reporting recognition in 1994 for exposing corruption in the Rhode Island court system.
Postal records show 12 delivery codes routing to Providence Journal facilities on Fountain Street. Department-specific delivery points include Accounting, Circulation, Credit, and Investor Relations. Census County Business Patterns reports 12 establishments employing 1,849 workers in this ZIP.
In 1925, the Journal became the first newspaper in the country to expand coverage statewide, establishing bureaus throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. The paper is currently owned by GateHouse Media. This ZIP has been active since before October 2004. Providence is the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 12 |
| Employment: | 1,849 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 02902 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 12 business establishments, employing about 1,556 people with an annual payroll of $179,406,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 12Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $41,968,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $179,406,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,556Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 02902 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 1,600,852 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 02902. 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: | 1,600,852Source: 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 02902 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 March 1, 2026.