List of cities and towns in Rhode Island

This is a list of the 39 municipalities in Rhode Island. Eight of these municipalities were re-incorporated as cities, while the other 31 remain as towns. Note that towns in Rhode Island can adopt a city form of government without the need to re-incorporate as a city.

Some Rhode Island cities and towns also contain named localities known as villages that reflect historic settlements. Notable villages include Kingston, in the town of South Kingstown, which houses the University of Rhode Island, and Wickford, in North Kingstown, the site of an annual international art festival. Villages have no separate corporate existence from the town or city they are located in.

Name Town/City County Date incorporated Form of government BarringtonTown Bristol 1770 Council-manager BristolTown Bristol 1746 Council-manager BurrillvilleTown Providence 1806 Council-manager Central FallsCity Providence 1730/1895 Mayor-council Charlestown* Town Washington 1738 Council-manager CoventryTown Kent 1743 Council-manager CranstonCity Providence 1754/1910 Mayor-council CumberlandTown Providence 1746 Mayor-council East GreenwichTown Kent 1677 Council-manager East ProvidenceCity Providence 1812/1958 Council-manager ExeterTown Washington 1641 Town meeting Foster** Town Providence 1781 Town meeting Glocester** Town Providence 1731 Town meeting Hopkinton* Town Washington 1757 Town meeting JamestownTown Newport 1678 Council-manager JohnstonTown Providence 1759 Mayor-council LincolnTown Providence 1871 Council-manager Little ComptonTown Newport 1746 Town meeting MiddletownTown Newport 1743 Council-manager NarragansettTown Washington 1901 Council-manager New Shoreham (Block Island)Town Washington 1672 Council-manager NewportCity Newport 1639/1784 Council-manager North KingstownTown Washington 1674 Council-manager North ProvidenceTown Providence 1765 Mayor-council North SmithfieldTown Providence 1871 Council-manager PawtucketCity Providence 1671/1954 Mayor-council PortsmouthTown Newport 1640 Council-manager ProvidenceCity Providence 1636/1832 Mayor-council Richmond* Town Washington 1747 Town meeting ScituateTown Providence 1730 Town meeting SmithfieldTown Providence 1730 Council-manager South KingstownTown Washington 1723 Council-manager TivertonTown Newport 1746 Town meeting WarrenTown Bristol 1747 Council-manager WarwickCity Kent 1642/1931 Mayor-council West GreenwichTown Kent 1741 Town meeting West WarwickTown Kent 1913 Council-manager WesterlyTown Washington 1669 Council-manager WoonsocketCity Providence 1867/1888 Mayor-council

*Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton are often collectively referred to as Chariho. **Foster and Glocester are sometimes collectively called Ponaganset.