Valley Falls, Rhode Island

Valley Falls, Rhode Island
Valley Falls, Rhode Island
Census-designated place
	Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island.
	Coordinates: 41°55′3″N 71°23′32″W / 41.91750°N 71.39222°W
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
County	Providence
Area
• Total	3.67 sq mi (9.51 km2)
• Land	3.55 sq mi (9.19 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation	105 ft (32 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,094
• Density	3,408.68/sq mi (1,316.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	02864
Area code	401
FIPS code	44-72500
GNIS feature ID	1218930

Valley Falls is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 12,094 at the 2020 census.^[5]

Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1839 by Oliver Chace in Valley Falls as a cotton-manufacturing company, called the Valley Falls Company. Valley Falls is also the home of the Ann & Hope Mill.

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