The Point
A harbor-side area with narrow streets and many early homes.
See this area in context →Neighborhood directory
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Some area names and boundaries are informal. Conditions can change from one street to the next. Use the town guides for orientation, then confirm every material fact for the exact property.
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Newport
Compact city areas shaped by the harbor, historic buildings, visitor activity, and street-level differences.
Read the full Newport guide →Broadway
A mixed-use corridor with restaurants, services, and nearby residential streets.
See this area in context →Downtown and Thames Street
The center of waterfront, dining, retail, and visitor activity.
See this area in context →Bellevue and Kay-Catherine
Historic buildings and residential streets near Bellevue Avenue.
See this area in context →North End
Residential, commercial, institutional, and redevelopment areas in northern Newport.
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Middletown
A varied town with beach areas, commercial corridors, farms, and residential streets that do not follow one pattern.
Read the full Middletown guide →East Side and beach areas
Residential roads near Sachuest Beach, Third Beach, and protected coastal land.
See this area in context →West Main Road corridor
The main commercial corridor and nearby housing, services, and workplaces.
See this area in context →Aquidneck Avenue and town center
A mixed area between Newport and the beaches with several housing types.
See this area in context →Green End and north Middletown
Residential and agricultural areas near the Portsmouth line.
See this area in context →Purgatory and the Newport line
Coastal and residential areas near Easton’s Point and Newport.
See this area in context →03
Portsmouth
Northern island areas with shoreline communities, farms, parks, and utility or access questions that vary by address.
Read the full Portsmouth guide →South Portsmouth and Melville
Residential and marine areas near Middletown and Melville Park.
See this area in context →Glen and East Main Road
Historic farm landscapes, recreation land, homes, and a principal road.
See this area in context →Common Fence Point
A compact shoreline community on the northwest side of town.
See this area in context →Island Park
A shoreline neighborhood on the Sakonnet River side.
See this area in context →North Portsmouth
Established homes, parks, farms, and routes toward the Mount Hope Bridge.
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