| City: | Providence, Rhode Island |
| County: | Providence County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:41:29 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 401 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 41.8238, -71.4133 |
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Most of the address records here are PO Boxes, which makes sense for a commercial area where businesses prefer centralized mail pickup. Street delivery exists for Corliss Street, which has 141 delivery points with unit designations. The surrounding area falls under ZIP code 02904 for residential street delivery.
With only Corliss Street receiving carrier delivery, this ZIP code functions primarily as a PO Box facility for Providence businesses. The 141 delivery points on Corliss Street include unit designations, suggesting a multi-tenant commercial building or complex.
ZIP Code 02940 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 54 business establishments, employing about 182 people with an annual payroll of $20,046,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2,252Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 54Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $5,318,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $20,046,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 182Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 02940 is located in Providence County, Rhode Island, within the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 39300) and Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,673,807 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 02940. 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: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 268.49 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 02940 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 February 1, 2026.