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Quality of Life Action Guide:      City Of Providence Phone Numbers

Call these numbers today to take action on your community concerns, or call 421-PROV for assistance.  The area code for all of the following phone numbers is 401.

  • Abandoned buildings
    Building Inspection & Standards 
    421-7740 x 372
  • Abandoned vehicles  
    Providence Police Department 
    272-3121 x 2144
  • Aircraft noise R.I.   
    Airport Corporation 
    732-3621
  • Clogged catch basins  
    Department of Public Works  
    467-7950 x 32
  • Damaged street lights  
    Narragansett Electric Co.  
    1-800-322-3223
  • Domestic disputes  
    Providence Police Department 
    272-2455
  • Drug dealing   
    Providence Police Department 
    272-3121 x 2410
  • Garbage pick-up  
    Department of Public Works  
    467-7950 x 15
  • Graffiti
    Anti-Graffiti Patrol      
    421-7740 x 300
  • Grass cuttings, public parks
    Providence Parks Department  
    785-9450 x 230
  • Headstone repair in cemeteries
    Providence Parks Department 
    331-0177
  • Housing violations
    Building Inspection & Standards 
    421-7740 x 348
  • Illegal apartments
    Building Inspection & Standards 
    421-7740 x 366
  • Illegal parking by hydrants
    Providence Police Department 
    272-1111
  • Illegal posted bills
    Anti-Graffiti Patrol   
    421-7740 x 300
  • Leaky hydrants
    Water Supply Board   
    521-6300 x 7150
  • Litter removal
    Providence Parks Department  
    785-9450 x 230
  • Loitering
    Providence Police Department 
    785-9450 x 230
  • Missing street signs
    Traffic Engineering   
    781-4044
  • Mosquito-borne virus
    R.I. Dept Environmental Management  
    222-2793
  • Noise from business
    Providence Police Department 
    272-3121
  • Noise from construction
    Providence Police Department 
    272-3121
  • Noise from homes
    Providence Police Department 
    272-3121
  • Overflowing dumpsters
    Department of Public Works  
    467-7950 x 15
  • Parking on unpaved surfaces
    Providence Police Department 
    272-3121
  • Playground maintenance
    Providence Parks Department  
    785-9450 x 230
  • Potholes
    Department of Public Works  
    467-7950 x 14
  • Rats
    Providence Police Department 
    272-1111
  • Repaving
    Department of Public Works  
    467-7950 x 37
  • Restriping crosswalks
    Traffic Engineering   
    781-4044
  • School information
    Public School Department  
    456-9100
  • Snow removal
    Department of Public Works  
    467-7950 x 14
  • Special event information
    Providence Parks Department  
    621-1992
  • Storm damage
    Providence Parks Department   
    785-9450 x 270
  • Stray/unlicensed animals
    Providence Police Department 
    272-3121 x 2621
  • Traffic congestion
    Providence Police Department 
    272-3121 x 2130
  • Tree replacement
    Providence Parks Department  
    785-9450 x 218
  • Un-permitted home repair
    Building Inspection & Standards 
    421-7740 x 353
  • Unsafe structures
    Building Inspection & Standards 
    421-7740 x 353
  • Weeds and overgrowth
    Department of Public Works  
    467-7950 x 15
  • Vacant lots
    Department of Public Works  
    467-7950 x 15

For additional help, you can always call the Citizens Assistance Office at 421-2489.

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