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Welcome to East Bridgewater ...

East Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County<1>.

East Bridgewater was settled in 1649 and was incorporated in 1823.

A typical abbreviation for East Bridgewater: E. Bridgewater

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Bridgewater has a population of 14,542 people<2> (see below for details).

East Bridgewater is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Bridgewater lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for East Bridgewater: 508 & 774<4>

The ZIP code for East Bridgewater: 02333<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Bridgewater had an population of 14,542 people. This is an increase of 5.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Bridgewater had a population of 13,794 people. This makes East Bridgewater the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of East Bridgewater represents 0.21% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 139th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,794 people, the population of East Bridgewater increased 6.32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,974 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Bridgewater.

Communities Also Named East Bridgewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Bridgewater - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Bridgewater.

Communities near East Bridgewater ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Bridgewater.

  • Quincy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Weymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Taunton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Attleboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Braintree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Randolph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Norwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Attleboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
    • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
  • Stoughton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 East Bridgewater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Bridgewater.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Bridgewater. 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 East Bridgewater.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bridgewater. See our Newspapers Page for East Bridgewater.

Adding East Bridgewater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Bridgewater 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 for East Bridgewater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the East Bridgewater post office opened in 1831.

We also found East Bridgewater in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Bridgewater.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Bridgewater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, 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 East Bridgewater.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Bridgewater - 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 East Bridgewater area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the East Bridgewater 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 East Bridgewater). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Bridgewater or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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