Providence metropolitan area
Providence Metropolitan Area | ||
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| Providence–Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
The skyline of Providence, Rhode Island | ||
Map of Providence–Warwick, RI–MA MSA
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| Country | United States | |
| State | Rhode Island Massachusetts | |
| Largest city | Providence, RI | |
| Other cities | - New Bedford, MA - Fall River, MA - Warwick, RI - Pawtucket, RI - Cranston, RI | |
| Area | ||
• Total | 1,635.76 sq mi (4,236.6 km2) | |
| Highest elevation | 812 ft (247.5 m) | |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) | |
| Population (2005 est.) | ||
• Total | 1,612,989 | |
| • Rank | 38th in the U.S. | |
| • Density | 1,006.21/sq mi (380.78/km2) | |
| GDP | ||
| • MSA | $105.561 billion (2022) | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) | |
The Providence metropolitan area (Providence MSA) is a region extending into eight counties in two states. Its core is in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts; its largest city is Providence, Rhode Island. With an estimated population of 1,622,520, exceeding that of Rhode Island by slightly over 60%, the Providence MSA is the 38th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The MSA covers all of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Massachusetts, with an average population density of 2300 per mi2 (888 per km2).
The region's Gross Metropolitan Product is the country's 42nd largest at $64.7 billion, just above the Gross State Product of the entire state of Hawaii. Since 2006, the Providence metropolitan area has been officially included in the Greater Boston Combined Statistical Area (CSA), the sixth-largest CSA in the country, with over eight million residents.