South Kingstown, Rhode Island

South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Town
Town of South Kingstown
South Kingstown Town Hall
Seal
Nickname:  "SK"
Location of South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island
Coordinates: 41°26′51″N 71°31′38″W / 41.44750°N 71.52722°W / 41.44750; -71.52722
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Region	New England
County	Washington
Historic colonies	Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Settled	1641
Split from Kings Towne	1723
Incorporated	1723[1]
Government
• Type	Council–manager government
• Town Council	Rory McEntee (President) (D)[2] Michael Marran (Vice President) (D) Patricia Alley (D) Deborah Bergner (I) C. Greg Sweet (R)
• Town Manager	James Manni[3]
• R.I. Senators	Senators V. Susan Sosnowski (D) Bridget Valverde (D) Dennis Algiere (R)
• R.I. House delegation	Representatives Carol McEntee (D) Teresa Tanzi (D) Kathleen Fogarty (D) Tina Spears (D)
Area
• Total	79.8 sq mi (206.6 km2)
• Land	57.1 sq mi (147.9 km2)
• Water	22.7 sq mi (58.7 km2)
Elevation	98 ft (30 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	31,913
• Density	559/sq mi (215.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	02879 (Wakefield), 02881 (Kingston), 02883 (Peace Dale), 02892 (West Kingston)
Area code	401
FIPS code	44-67460[4]
GNIS feature ID	1220090[5]
Website	http://www.southkingstownri.com

South Kingstown is a town in, and the county seat of, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 31,931 at the 2020 census. South Kingstown is the second largest town in Rhode Island by total geographic area, behind New Shoreham, and the third largest town in Rhode Island by geographic land area, behind Exeter and Coventry.