MelvilleRhode Island
Melville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. It lies along the shore of Narragansett Bay.
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About Melville
Set in the eastern part of Rhode Island, Melville is a small unincorporated community.
Melville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.1 square miles.
📰 Melville News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Melville Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Rhode Island, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Rhode Island — one of 36 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Melville
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Melville
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🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Newport Polo · Attraction
- Newport Car Museum · Museum
- Prudence Island Historical Society · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Melville
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Melville
- Fishing Cove El. School
- Melville School
- Portsmouth Middle School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.