Ashaway, Rhode Island Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,537
Males: 764   (49.7%)
Females: 773   (50.3%)

Washington County

Median resident age:   37.5 years
Rhode Island median age:   36.7 years

Zip codes: 02804 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,700 (it was $47,271 in 2000)
Ashaway   $55,700
Rhode Island:   $51,458

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $279,100 (it was $126,500 in 2000)
Ashaway   $279,100
Rhode Island:   $281,300

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Ashaway, RI residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Ashaway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)


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Ancestries: Irish (22.1%), English (18.9%), Italian (18.9%), French (13.7%), German (11.3%), United States (9.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 70 feet

Land area: 2.38 square miles.

Population density: 646 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Ashaway

For population 25 years and over in Ashaway

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashaway CDP

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 60.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   1.4%
Rhode Island:   11.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ashaway:   1.9% ($2,413)
Rhode Island:   1.9% ($2,507)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Warwick, RI (32.8 miles , pop. 85,808).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (78.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Queens, NY (147.9 miles , pop. 2,229,379).

Nearest cities: Bradford, RI (3.2 miles ), Westerly, RI (3.9 miles ), Hopkinton, RI (4.5 miles ), Westerly, RI (4.8 miles ), Pawcatuck, CT (5.1 miles ), North Stonington, CT (6.7 miles ), Hope Valley, RI (8.0 miles ), Charlestown, RI (8.7 miles ).

Latitude: 41.42 N, Longitude: 71.79 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 401

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Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Waiters and waitresses (11%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


Average climate in Ashaway, Rhode Island

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Ashaway-area historical tornado activity is near Rhode Island state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/21/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 50.1 miles away from the Ashaway place center injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 63.4 miles away from the place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Ashaway:
  • WESTERLY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WESTERLY, RI)
  • WILLIAM W BACKUS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NORWICH, CT)
  • SOUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL INC (about 18 miles; WAKEFIELD, RI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ashaway:
  • GROTON-NEW LONDON (about 19 miles; GROTON NEW LONDON, CT; ID: GON)
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 33 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 59 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashaway:
  • WESTERLY STATE (about 7 miles; WESTERLY, RI; ID: WST)
  • RICHMOND (about 13 miles; WEST KINGSTON, RI; ID: 08R)
  • ELIZABETH FIELD (about 20 miles; FISHERS ISLAND, NY; ID: 0B8)

Amtrak stations near Ashaway:
  • 5 miles: WESTERLY (14 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: MYSTIC (RTE. 1). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: FOXWOOD CASINO (LEDYARD, ROUTE 2) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashaway:
  • UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (about 19 miles; KINGSTON, RI; Full-time enrollment: 11,759)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND (about 31 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 8,650)
  • NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 31 miles; WARWICK, RI; FT enrollment: 2,419)
  • EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; FT enrollment: 4,165)
  • RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 38 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
  • BRYANT COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; FT enrollment: 2,926)
  • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 4,456)
Public elementary/middle school in Ashaway:
  • ASHAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 12A HILLSIDE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Ashaway:
  • ASHAWAY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $74,083; Location: 15 KNIGHT STREET; 20,243 books; 284 audio materials; 548 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Ashaway Free Library (A) .

Churches in Ashaway include: Central Baptist Church (A) , Babcock Presbyterian Church (B) , Christ Episcopal Church (C) , Our Lady of Victory Church (D) .

Cemeteries: Thompson Wells Lot (1) , Thomas Wilbur Lot (2) , Oak Grove Cemetery (3) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mile Brook (A) , Ashaway River (B) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashaway and their reported violations in the past:

HOLLY TREE CAMPER PARK, INC. (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-06-2005)
BETHEL VILLAGE WATER ASSN (Population served: 180, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-04-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and APR-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-20-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2002)
GARRITY INDUSTRIES, INC (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-28-2006)
CRANDAL HOUSE-SR. CITIZENS (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2004 and NOV-14-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-03-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-14-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-2005)
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashaway that have no violations reported:
  • FRONTIER FAMILY CAMPER PARK (Population served: 438, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BRICK OVEN RESTAURANT, THE, INC. (Population served: 212, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • THE PILGRIMS BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ASHAWAY LINE & TWINE MFG. CO.-LOWER MILL (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ASHAWAY LINE & TWINE MFG. CO.-UPPER MILL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:   2.6 people
Rhode Island:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   74.9%
Whole state:   65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   6.5%
Whole state:   5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   7.9%
Whole state:   11.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   0.9%
Whole state:   5.4%

Ashaway compared to Rhode Island state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.





Most commonly used house heating fuel:



6.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,111 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.12%
Rhode Island average:   5.39%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($360 average AGI)
Washington County:   0.15%
Rhode Island average:   0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kent County, RI  1.35% ($52,383 average AGI)
from Providence County, RI  1.19% ($57,695)
from New London County, CT  0.50% ($39,906)


6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,740 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.90%
Rhode Island average:   6.42%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)
Washington County:   0.07%
Rhode Island average:   0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, RI  1.28% ($47,970 average AGI)
to Providence County, RI  1.08% ($16,206)
to New London County, CT  0.69% ($49,077)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ashaway:
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WXNI (1230 AM; 1 kW; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)
  • WJJF (1180 AM; daytime; 2 kW; HOPE VALLEY, RI; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WJJF LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WICH (1310 AM; 5 kW; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INCORPORATED)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashaway:
  • WXLM (102.3 FM; STONINGTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHJM (107.7 FM; PAWCATUCK, CT; Owner: FULLER BROADCASTING INTERNATIONAL, LLC)
  • WWRX-FM (103.7 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WSKO-FM (99.7 FM; WAKEFIELD-PEACEDALE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBMW (106.5 FM; LEDYARD, CT; Owner: RED WOLF BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRIU (90.3 FM; KINGSTON, RI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND)
  • WBLQ (88.1 FM; WESTERLY, RI; Owner: SOUTHERN RI PUBLIC RADIO BROAD INC)
  • WCTY (97.7 FM; NORWICH, CT; Owner: WICH, INC.)
  • WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQGN-FM (105.5 FM; GROTON, CT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKNL (100.9 FM; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNLC (98.7 FM; EAST LYME, CT; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ashaway:
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WEDN (Channel 53; NORWICH, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)

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