RHODE ISLAND · AREA CODE GUIDE
401 area code location: Providence and Warwick, Rhode Island
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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401 area code at a glance
- State
- Rhode Island
- Primary cities
- Providence, Warwick, and Pawtucket
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Providence, 195,310 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 579 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
401 numbers are issued across 25 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Newport County, Providence County, Kent County, Bristol County, and Washington County.
- Providence
- Warwick
- Pawtucket
- Woonsocket
- Coventry
- West Warwick
- North Kingstown
- Newport
- Bristol
- Portsmouth
- Narragansett
- Warren
- Scituate
- Jamestown
- Little Compton
- Block Island
- Carolina
- Centredale
- Cumberland Hill
- Greenwich
- Hope Valley
- Pascoag
- Tiverton
- West Glocester
- Westerly
Notable places in 401
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Brown University | 1.3 km from Providence | University, 12,261 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| University of Rhode Island | 9.8 km from Narragansett | University, 20,938 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 1.0 km from Providence | University, 2,593 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport | 2.4 km from Warwick | Commercial airport, 1,984,916 enplanements (2024) |
| Block Island State Airport | 26.7 km from Narragansett | Airport |
| Westerly State Airport | 2.6 km from Westerly | Airport |
| Amica Mutual Pavilion | 0.1 km from Providence | Arena |
| Marble House | 3.1 km from Newport | Museum |
| Naval Station Newport | 5.0 km from Newport | US Navy installation |
| Roger Williams National Memorial | 1.1 km from Providence | National Memorial |
Questions about 401
Where is the 401 area code?
401 is in Rhode Island. Its numbers are issued in Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket, and 22 other communities.
What time zone is area code 401 in?
401 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
What cities are in the 401 area code?
Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket, Woonsocket, and Coventry, and 20 other communities.
What state is area code 401 in?
Area code 401 is in Rhode Island.
What counties are covered by area code 401?
Area code 401 covers communities in Newport County, Providence County, Kent County, Bristol County, and Washington County.
Is 401 a toll-free area code?
No. 401 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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