Providence: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Rhode Island
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 190,934
• Coordinates: 41.8240° N, 71.4128° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 577 km (358 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD): 11 km (7 mi), straight line
• Newport State Airport (NPT): 34 km (21 mi), straight line
• New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB): 41 km (26 mi), straight line

Nearby

• East Providence: 3.7 km (2.3 mi)
• North Providence: 5.3 km (3.3 mi)
• Cranston: 5.3 km (3.3 mi)
• Pawtucket: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Central Falls: 7.6 km (4.7 mi)