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A town of 3,584 people in Newport County, Rhode Island
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Town in Rhode Island, United States
1659Established
3,616Population
28.9 sq miArea
82 ftElevation

Little Compton is a coastal town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, bounded on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by the Sakonnet River, on the north by the town of Tiverton, and on the east by the town of Westport, Massachusetts. The population was 3,589 as of 2022 town records.

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ZIP code02837
Area code401
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