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A town of 14,494 people in Washington County, Rhode Island
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The Beach at Naragansett, Looking Southlabel QS:Len,"The Beach at Naragansett, Looking South"c. 1871
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The Beach at Naragansett, Looking Southlabel QS:Len,"The Beach at Naragansett, Looking South", c. 1871

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Town in Rhode Island, United States
14,532Population
37.8 sq miArea
20 ftElevation

Narragansett is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 14,532 at the 2020 census. However, during the summer months the town's population more than doubles to near 34,000. The town of Narragansett occupies a narrow strip of land running along the eastern bank of the Pettaquamscutt River (aka Narrow River) to the shore of Narragansett Bay on the Atlantic Ocean. It was separated from South Kingstown in 1888 and incorporated as a town in 1901. With several ocean beaches and a walkable strip along the ocean front, Narragansett is a resort area in the summer season as well as a popular East Coast surfing spot due to frequent southerly swells from Atlantic Oc…

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ZIP code02882
Area code401
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