Wyoming Rhode Island Map

About Wyoming, Rhode Island

Wyoming is a locality in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is a small community with a population of 415. The population density is 185.9 people per km². Wyoming is located at 41.5135°N, 71.6891°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02898.

Wyoming occupies a quiet stretch of land where the Wood River pulls the moisture of the earth toward the sea, carving a gentle, persistent path through the surrounding woodland. It lies 19.5 miles southwest of Warwick, RI (from Warwick, RI: bearing 229°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-northwest of Kingston. The light here possesses a particular clarity, filtering through the canopy to settle upon the mirror-still surface of Wyoming Pond, where the water holds the reflection of the sky with an intensity that suggests a deeper, hidden stillness. Though the Atlantic Ocean lies only ten miles away, the air in Wyoming carries the scent of damp loam and pine rather than the sharp brine of the coast, marking the transition from the salt-sprayed edge of the state to the interior’s hushed, arboreal density. At the Wyoming Dam Fishing Access, the sound of water moving over stone provides a steady, rhythmic pulse that defines the local atmosphere, grounding the landscape in a sense of permanence that feels indifferent to the fleeting rush of the modern world.

History in Wyoming is etched into the very banks of the river, where the legacy of early milling and rural industry remains visible in the way the land was shaped to harness the flowing current. The economy here has long mirrored the unassuming strength of the region, moving from the labor of the water-powered trades to a slower, more deliberate pace that favors the quiet maintenance of the land and its resources. Life in Wyoming unfolds with a measured consistency, far removed from the dense, colonial echoes of the larger coastal hubs, yet it remains connected to the broader state identity through the shared stewardship of the wilderness. To walk the nearby trails is to understand a geography that values its own solitude, where one might look toward the distant silhouette of Barrett Ridge on the horizon and feel the quiet weight of the terrain, a place where the passage of time is measured by the steady, unceasing movement of the river toward the distant reaches of the Atlantic Ocean.

About This Wyoming Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wyoming, Rhode Island. Coordinates: 41.513472, -71.689088. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Wyoming includes the ZIP code (02898), telephone area code (401), county seat of Washington County (South Kingstown), and school district assignment (Chariho Regional School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.