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Woonsocket
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city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Rhode Island
- County
- Providence
- Type
- Mayor-council
- Mayor
- Christopher Beauchamp
- Total
- 7.93 sq mi (20.55 km )
- Land
- 7.75 sq mi (20.06 km )
- Water
- 0.19 sq mi (0.48 km )
- Elevation
- 194 ft (59 m)
- Density
- 5,582.5/sq mi (2,155.42/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 02895
- Fips code
- 44-80780
- Website
- https://www.woonsocketri.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Woonsocket
- Population
- 43240
- Area
- 20.545261
- Elevation
- 56
- Official website
- www.woonsocketri.org
- Image
- Downtown Woonsocket.jpg
- Households
- 16515
- Dialing code
- 401
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- Commons category
- Woonsocket, Rhode Island
- postal code
- 02895
- inception
- 1867-00-00
- P8168
- Medina Province
- water as percent of area
- 2.4411
- native label
- Woonsocket
- per capita income
- 25620
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Article
Woonsocket (/wʊnˈsɒkɪt, wən-/ wuun-SOK-it, wən-), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts state line and constitutes part of both the Providence metropolitan area and the larger Greater Boston Combined Statistical Area.
The city is the corporate headquarters of CVS Health, a pharmacy services provider. It is home to Landmark Medical Center, the Museum of Work and Culture, and the American-French Genealogical Society.