THE NEWPORT EAST LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Narragansett/Bristol Lowland setting.
Newport East CDP has 5.75 square miles of land in Newport County. Its Census reference point is in Narragansett/Bristol Lowland, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Newport East and Newport County
Newport East is associated with Newport County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Newport East by land and water
The Census records 0.2 square miles of water within Newport East, or 3.4% of its total area. It is 63.9 percentage points lower than the 67.3% recorded for Newport County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Newport East CDP has 45.3% of the land area of nearby Middletown town (12.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

