New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts
City
	New Bedford Harbour
	Seal Wordmark
	Nickname: "The Whaling City"
	Motto(s): Lucem Diffundo (Latin); "I Diffuse Light"
	Location in Bristol County, Massachusetts
	New Bedford Location in Massachusetts New Bedford Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 41°38′10″N 70°56′05″W / 41.63611°N 70.93472°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Bristol
Settled	1652
Incorporated (town)	1787
Incorporated (city)	1847
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area
• Total	24.13 sq mi (62.50 km2)
• Land	20.00 sq mi (51.80 km2)
• Water	4.13 sq mi (10.70 km2)
Elevation	50 ft (15 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	101,079
• Density	5,054/sq mi (1,951/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	02740, 02744–02746
Area code	508/774
FIPS code	25-45000
GNIS feature ID	0613714
Website	www.newbedford-ma.gov

New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is 51 miles (82 km) south of Boston, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles (19 km) east of Fall River. It is the ninth-largest city in Massachusetts.

Well-known people from New Bedford

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
County seat: Taunton
Cities	Attleboro Fall River New Bedford Taunton
Towns	Acushnet Berkley Dartmouth Dighton Easton Fairhaven Freetown Mansfield North Attleborough Norton Raynham Rehoboth Seekonk Somerset Swansea Westport
CDPs	Acushnet Center Bliss Corner Mansfield Center North Seekonk North Westport Norton Center Ocean Grove Raynham Center Smith Mills
Other villages	Assonet East Freetown Hortonville North Attleborough Center Padanaram South Attleboro
Ghost town	Norton Furnace

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