Regional position
At rank 855, East Providence, Rhode Island (code 22960, estimate 48,249) is a city; Code 22960 makes the entry specific for guide readers in Rhode Island. The locator assigns East Providence, Rhode Island (rank 855) coordinates 41 degrees 48 minutes 2 seconds north and 71 degrees 21 minutes 33 seconds west; place code 22960 makes the location reproducible. Population estimate 48,249 positions East Providence, Rhode Island (latitude 41.80043) among listed places; rank 855 is comparison, not geographic footprint. The illustration adds geography without pretending to survey every boundary; the paired identifier 44-22960 holds East Providence, Rhode Island (FIPS 44-22960) distinct.
Water and drainage
East Providence, Rhode Island (code 22960, estimate 48,249) shares Rhode Island's water setting of Narragansett Bay, salt marshes, tidal inlets, and short coastal rivers; population 48,249 stays a separate scale clue. Identifier 44-22960 prevents ambiguous attribution; one state-scale observation behind East Providence, Rhode Island (rank 855) is that groundwater in regional crystalline bedrock moves mainly across fractures. Estimate 48,249 is only a scale measure; for East Providence, Rhode Island (latitude 41.80043), water offers orientation after the coordinate resolves location. This approach gives East Providence, Rhode Island (FIPS 44-22960) a drainage setting and repeatable marker; Rhode Island supplies the wider explanation.
Relief and elevation
The Rhode Island setting near East Providence, Rhode Island (code 22960, estimate 48,249) includes low coastal plains, glacial deposits, and island terrain; state-place key 44-22960 holds the description specific. The terrain offers that statewide dimension and code 22960 offers identity; the coordinates for East Providence, Rhode Island (rank 855) do not reveal height. Census key 44-22960 prevents drift; at statewide scale, East Providence, Rhode Island (latitude 41.80043) is understood through drainage and terrain. The result is height-and-horizon setting for East Providence, Rhode Island (FIPS 44-22960), supported by 22960 and the representative point at 41 degrees 48 minutes 2 seconds north.
Settlement pattern
The settlement label East Providence, Rhode Island (code 22960, estimate 48,249) is specific, while human geography continues across the wider Rhode Island frame. The 2025 estimate of 48,249 gives East Providence, Rhode Island (rank 855) relative scale; population does not draw a municipal edge near code 22960. 41 degrees 48 minutes 2 seconds north still supplies the actual reference point; a wide view around East Providence, Rhode Island (latitude 41.80043) keeps land, water, and settlement together. Readers place East Providence, Rhode Island (FIPS 44-22960) more carefully by keeping the state backdrop behind the local pattern; rank 855 identifies the entry.
Reading the city map
For guide entry 855, begin with Rhode Island and narrow toward East Providence, Rhode Island (code 22960, estimate 48,249); code 44-22960 holds the sequence tied to one entry. Natural systems explain the larger setting beyond rank 855; for East Providence, Rhode Island (rank 855), the plotted reference answers where. Code 22960 stays the local key; a broad reading pairs East Providence, Rhode Island (latitude 41.80043) with natural systems before closer interpretation. One state-scale clue behind East Providence, Rhode Island (FIPS 44-22960) is that prudence, Patience and Hope form the Narragansett Bay reserve's island components; rank 855 identifies the city entry.