Harrisville, Rhode Island

About Harrisville

Harrisville is a small unincorporated community in northern Rhode Island.

Officially, Harrisville is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.81 square miles.

📰 Harrisville News Today

• Rhode Island high school football: RIIL Week 6 schedule, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders MaxPreps · Oct 6
• The Creepy True Stories Behind 'The Conjuring' Films All That's Interesting · Jan 27
• Rhode Island School for the Deaf vs. Burrillville High School NFHS Network · May 14
• Richard T. "Dick" Polacek Obituary (2026) - Harrisville, RI - Boucher Funeral Home Legacy | Obituary · May 1
• Harrisville Hose Company holds 114th anniversary banquet NRI NOW · Apr 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Harrisville Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Harrisville — 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 northern Rhode Island, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Harrisville

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Harrisville

• Dev's Cafe
• Waterfall Cafe

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Harrisville

• Black Hut State Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burrillville Town Common reviews ★
• Chockalog Swamp Natural Heritage Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Firefighter's Memorial Park reviews ★
• Hale Swamp · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Harrisville Fishing Area reviews ★
• Slatersville Pond Fishing Access reviews ★
• Spring Lake Beach · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Harrisville

• Austin T. Levy School
• Burrillville High School
• Burrillville Middle School
• William Callahan School

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Harrisville

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