Welcome to Dartmouth ...
Dartmouth is located in Bristol County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dartmouth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1810.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dartmouth has a population of 33,817 people<2> (see below for details).
Dartmouth is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Dartmouth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dartmouth: 508 & 774<4>
The ZIP code for Dartmouth: 02714<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dartmouth had an population of 33,817 people. This is a decrease of 0.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.28% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Dartmouth had a population of 34,032 people (or 6.2% of the total population of Bristol County). This makes Dartmouth the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Dartmouth represents 0.52% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 46th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 34,032 people, the population of Dartmouth increased 10.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 30,666 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Dartmouth.
Communities Also Named Dartmouth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dartmouth - they are located in Kansas and Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dartmouth.
Communities near Dartmouth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dartmouth.
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Middleborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Wareham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
- Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Swansea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swansea is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
- Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dartmouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dartmouth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dartmouth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dartmouth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dartmouth. See our Newspapers Page for Dartmouth.
Adding Dartmouth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dartmouth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Dartmouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dartmouth post office opened in 1810.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dartmouth.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dartmouth. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dartmouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Dartmouth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Dartmouth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dartmouth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dartmouth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |