Welcome to Monponsett ...
Monponsett is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Monponsett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
Monponsett is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Monponsett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Monponsett: 781 & 339<3>
The ZIP code for Monponsett: 02350<4>
Communities near Monponsett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monponsett.
- Brockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Weymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
- Taunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Braintree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braintree is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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- Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
- Stoughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stoughton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,891 people
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,537 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 Monponsett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monponsett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monponsett. 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 Monponsett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monponsett. See our Newspapers Page for Monponsett.
Adding Monponsett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Monponsett 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 Monponsett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Monponsett post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Monponsett.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monponsett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 781 code has been Overlayed with the 339 area code. New phone numbers in the Monponsett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 781 or 339. As a result, placing a call in the Monponsett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 Monponsett). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Monponsett or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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/ |