Map of Charlestown CDP, Rhode Island

Charlestown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, comprising the main village in the town of Charlestown and additional land extending to the east into the town of South Kingstown. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Charlestown is in southern Washington County, on the north side of Ninigret Pond, a tidal lagoon connected to Block Island Sound. The community is in the southeast part of the town of Charlestown and the southwest part of the town of South Kingstown. The village of Charlestown is in the northwest part of the CDP, at the northern head of Ninigret Pond. The hamlet of Charlestown Beach is in the southern part of the CDP, separated by a tidal inlet from the physical Charlestown Beach along the Atlantic. The CDP continues east into South Kingstown, on the north side of Green Hill Pond.

U.S. Route 1 forms the northern edge of the Charlestown CDP; the highway leads northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Narragansett and west 11 miles (18 km) to Westerly.

Charlestown CDP overview:
Name:	Charlestown CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Rhode Island
County:	Washington County
Elevation:	22 ft (7 m)
Total Area:	2.84 sq mi (7.35 km²)
Land Area:	2.26 sq mi (5.86 km²)
Water Area:	0.57 sq mi (1.49 km²)
Total Population:	1,714
Population Density:	757.40/sq mi (292.42/km²)
Area code:	401
FIPS code:	4414320
GNISfeature ID:	2631329

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Charlestown online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.