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Portsmouth
A town of 17,644 people in Newport County, Rhode Island
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About Portsmouth
Town in Rhode Island, United States1638Established
17,871Population
59.3 sq miArea
203 ftElevation
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,871 at the 2020 U.S. census. Portsmouth is the second-oldest municipality in Rhode Island, after Providence; it was one of the four colonies which merged to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the others being Providence, Newport, and Warwick.
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ZIP code02871
Area code401
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#7Best public schoolsof 38 in RI
DistrictPortsmouthSchools7
Howard Hathaway SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 409 students
Melville SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 316 students
Portsmouth Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 604 students
Portsmouth High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 785 students
PORTSMOUTH ABBEY SCHOOL
ST PHILOMENA SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART
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