Welcome to Norton ...

Norton is located in Bristol County<1>.

Norton was settled in 1669 and was incorporated in 1711.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Norton has a population of 19,965 people<2> (see below for details).

Norton is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Norton: (508) and (774)<4>

The ZIP code for Norton: 02766<5>

Websites for Norton ...

Official Website: www.nortonma.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Norton had an population of 19,965 people. This is an increase of 4.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Norton had a population of 19,031 people. This makes Norton the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Norton represents 0.29% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,031 people, the population of Norton increased 5.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 18,036 people).

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

Communities Also Named Norton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Norton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Norton ...

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

• Providence
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Fall River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Cranston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (11 miles [17.7 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
• Taunton
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
• Woonsocket
  (16 miles [25.7 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
• Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 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 Norton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norton.

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

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

Adding Norton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Norton post office opened in 1815.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Norton: www.nortonma.org/

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