Welcome to Mansfield ...

Mansfield is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mansfield has a population of 24,484 people<2> (see below for details).

Mansfield is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Mansfield: (508) & (774)<4>

The ZIP code for Mansfield: 02048<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mansfield had an population of 24,484 people. This is an increase of 5.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mansfield had a population of 23,184 people. This makes Mansfield the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Mansfield represents 0.35% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 81st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23,184 people, the population of Mansfield increased 3.44% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 22,414 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mansfield.

Communities Also Named Mansfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Mansfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mansfield ...

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

• Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Brockton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Framingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Weymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Taunton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 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 Mansfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mansfield.

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

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

Adding Mansfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mansfield 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 Mansfield was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Mansfield in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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