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Jamestown
A town of 5,534 people in Newport County, Rhode Island
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Town in Rhode Island, United States5,559Population
35.3 sq miArea
167 ftElevation
Jamestown is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 5,559 at the 2020 census. Jamestown is situated almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay. It also includes the uninhabited Dutch Island and Gould Island.
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ZIP code02835
Area code401
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#2Best public schoolsof 38 in RI
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Jamestown School-MelroseElementary · Grades PK–4 · 207 students
Jamestown School-LawnMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 189 students
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