Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Woonsocket
Woonsocket
City
	City of Woonsocket
	Woonsocket's city hall
	Seal
	Motto: "A City on the Move"
	Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island
	Coordinates: 42°00′30″N 71°30′58″W / 42.00833°N 71.51611°W
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
County	Providence
Incorporated (town)	1867
Incorporated (city)	1888
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
Area
• Total	7.93 sq mi (20.55 km2)
• Land	7.75 sq mi (20.06 km2)
• Water	0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2)
Elevation	194 ft (59 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	43,240
• Density	5,582.24/sq mi (2,155.42/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	02895
Area code	401
FIPS code	44-80780
GNIS feature ID	1219339
Website	www.woonsocketri.org

Woonsocket (/wʊnˈsɒkɪt, wən-/ ^ⓘ wuun-SOK-it, wən-), is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state. Being Rhode Island's northernmost city, Woonsocket lies directly south of the Massachusetts state line and constitutes part of both the Providence metropolitan area and the larger Greater Boston Combined Statistical Area.

The city is the corporate headquarters of CVS Health, a pharmacy services provider. It is home to Landmark Medical Center, the Museum of Work and Culture, and the American-French Genealogical Society.^[6]

^ Lisa Baldelli-Hunt removed from office by Woonsocket City Council
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woonsocket, Rhode Island
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "About Woonsocket". City of Woonsocket. Retrieved January 27, 2009.