Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:11 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:09 am – 4:18 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month March37 in of snow a year, on about 19 days12 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Providence T F Green Ap station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksNew England Institute of Technologycollege · 1.1 miCommunity College of Rhode Island Knight Campuscollege · 1.6 miCedar Tree Pointcape · 1.1 miApponaug Covebay · under a mileBirch Hill (historical)peak · 3.7 miArnold Neckcape · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGoddard Parkstate park · 2.6 mi · 478 acresDean Parkwaystate park · 4.2 miRocky Pointstate park · 4.3 mi · 80 acresChepiwanoxet Pointpark · 2.0 miMeshanticut Parkstate park · 4.6 miFather Tirocchi Playgroundpark · 2.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202029 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202029 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKent County, RI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025336 of 362 days measured26 moderate daysMedian index 31, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kent County monitors, RI
Drinking waterKent County Water Authorityserves 94,107 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation50 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKent Hospital1.2 miPost officeApponaug Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWarwick City Hallunder a milePoliceWarwick Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWarwick Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 7 otherSchoolApponaug Christian Academyright hereSchoolGreenwood Montessori Schoolunder a mileSchoolCrayons Child Care Schoolunder a mileCollegeNew England Institute of Technology1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD2.2 miInterstateI-295under a mileUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakAmtrak/MBTA Station PVD9.1 miRailTF Green AirportMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.8 miCoachProvidence (Downtown)Peter Pan (BZ)8.7 miTransit36 stops within a mileRhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02887 ZIP area.
