Kingston, Rhode Island

About Kingston

Kingston, RI is a small unincorporated community located in southern Rhode Island.

Officially, Kingston is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.56 square miles.

📰 Kingston News Today

• Bonnie L. Romano Obituary Aug 8, 2026 - Avery-Storti Funeral Home & Crematory Avery-Storti Funeral Home & Crematory · Aug 11
• Rare piece of history coming to SK Saturday IndependentRI.com · Jun 18
• BRYANT FACES RHODE ISLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN KINGSTON - Bryant University Bryant University Bulldogs · Mar 24
• One Of Rhode Island's Most Scenic College Towns Has Surf-Worthy Beaches, Lush Gardens, And Flower Trails islands.com · Oct 19
• Amtrak services between Boston and Kingston are being cancelled after a large steel beam fell onto the tracks in Cranston, Rhode Island facebook.com · Apr 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kingston Unique

• One of 21 places in the US named Kingston — but the Rhode Island one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Rhode Island, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Kingston

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kingston

• Green Tea
• Jitters Cafe (café)
• Oak Hill Tavern — american
• Ram's Den — sandwich (café)
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• 193 Degree Coffeehouse (café)
• Bru RI Coffee Bar — coffee shop (café)
• Caliente Mexican Grill — mexican
• Gregg's
• International Zone

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Rhode Island Railroad Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kingston

• Cocumcussoc Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Abbey Perry Park reviews ★
• Brownell Plot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bush Hill · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Casey Farm reviews ★
• Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Feurer Park reviews ★
• Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Liberty Park reviews ★
• Marion Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Narrow River Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kingston

• Curtis Corner Middle School
• Hamilton School
• Kingston Hill Academy
• North Kingstown Sr. High
• The Compass School
• West Kingston School
• Wickford Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kingston

🏘️ Nearby Communities