Town Hall Address:
2200 East Main Road
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone: 401-683-2101
Fax: 401-683-6804

Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Established: 1638

Website: Portsmouth

Town Council typically meets on the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month

Census info:
Area: 59.3 square miles
Population: 17,149 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 739 people per mile
Housing units: 7,368
Median Age: 40
Median income per household: $58,835
Percent of population under 18 years old: 25.2%
Residential real estate tax rate: $11.38 per $1000

Police Department:
Address: 2270 East Main Road
Phone: (401) 683-0300
Fax: (401) 683-2020

Fire:
Address: 2300 East Main Road
Phone: (401) 683-1200
Fire Fax Number: (401) 683-1206

Harbormaster:
Phone: 401-643-0137

Building Inspector:
Phone: 401-683-3661
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday: 7:30am – 4:30pm

School Department:

29 Middle Road
Portsmouth. RI 02871
Phone: (401)683-1039
Fax: (401)683-5204

Website: http://www.portsmouthri.com/frames.htm

Schools:

Melville Elementary School
Phone: 401-683-1650
Fax: 401-683-3412
1351 West Main Rd.

Howard W. Hathaway School
53 Tallman Avenue
Portsmouth, RI 02871
Phone: 401-683-0500

Elmhurst School
1 Frank Coelho Drive
Phone: (401)683-3899
Fax: 683-0288

Prudence Island School
395 Broadway
Phone: (401) 683-3533

Portsmouth Middle School
125 Jepson Ln.
Phone: (401) 849-3700

Portsmouth High School
120 Education Lane
Phone: (401-)683-2124
Fax: (401-)683-6404

Parks / Recreation:

Sandy Point Beach
Sandy Point Avenue
Free to town residents

State Beach (Teddy's Beach)
Park Avenue in Island Park

Golf Courses:
Anthony Road and Union Street
Turnpike Avenue Playground
Island Park Playground
Ormerod Avenue

Melville School Playground
West Main Road

Glen Park and Glen Farm
Glen Road and East Main Road

Melville Ponds Recreation Area & Campgrounds
West Main Road

Prudence Island State Park
Prudence Island
Patriots Park
Routes 114 and 24

Heritage Park
Hedley Street

Founder's Brook
Boyd's Lane

Website: http://www.portsmouthri.com/frames.htm

Library:
2658 East Main Rd.
Phone: (401) 683-9457
Fax: (401) 683-5013

Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 9 am - 8 pm
Friday and Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm

Senior services department:
110 Bristol Ferry Road
Portsmouth, RI
Phone Number: (401) 683-4106

Public Works
143 Hedly St.
Phone: (401) 683-0362

RI Resource Recovery Corporation:
Phone: 942-1430 Ext. 24
Call to dispose of household hazardous waste

Animal Control:
Phone Number: (401) 643-0136

Website: http://www.portsmouthri.com/police/