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Welcome to North Dartmouth ...

North Dartmouth is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Dartmouth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for North Dartmouth: N. Dartmouth

North Dartmouth is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Dartmouth: 508 & 774<3>

The ZIP code for North Dartmouth: 02747<4>

Communities near North Dartmouth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North 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
  • Taunton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
  • Wareham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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    • 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
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Portsmouth
    (15 miles [24.1 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
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
  • Fairhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 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 North Dartmouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Dartmouth.

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

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

Adding North Dartmouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Dartmouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Dartmouth post office opened in 1826. The North Dartmouth post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Dartmouth - 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the North Dartmouth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the North Dartmouth 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 North Dartmouth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Dartmouth 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/