Valley Falls, Rhode Island

Valley Falls, Rhode Island
Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island.
Location in Providence County and the state of Rhode Island.
Coordinates: 41°55′3″N 71°23′32″W / 41.91750°N 71.39222°W / 41.91750; -71.39222
CountryUnited States
StateRhode Island
CountyProvidence
Area
 • Total3.67 sq mi (9.51 km2)
 • Land3.55 sq mi (9.19 km2)
 • Water0.13 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation
105 ft (32 m)
Population
 • Total12,094
 • Density3,408.68/sq mi (1,316.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
02864
Area code401
FIPS code44-72500[3]
GNIS feature ID1218930[4]
Mills in 1906

Valley Falls is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 12,094 at the 2020 census.[5]

Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1839 by Oliver Chace in Valley Falls as a cotton-manufacturing company, called the Valley Falls Company. Valley Falls is also the home of the Ann & Hope Mill.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.