Chepachet is a village and census-designated place in the town of Glocester, Rhode Island. The name comes from a Native American word meaning "where rivers meet." It is part of the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River Metro Area.

Tourism is one of the major commercial activities here. West Glocester Elementary is the local public school. The cost of living here is 28.70% higher than the country average.

This place gets about 53 inches of rain annually. The number of days with measurable precipitation is 132. Snowfall is about 57 inches annually.

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