Welcome to Racing Beach ...
Racing Beach is located in Barnstable County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Racing Beach: Racing Bch.
Racing Beach is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Racing Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Racing Beach: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Racing Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Racing Beach.
- New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Barnstable Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Dartmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Wareham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Sandwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Bourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Mashpee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Acushnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Mattapoisett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 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 Racing Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Racing Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Racing Beach. 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 Racing Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Racing Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Racing Beach.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Racing Beach - 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 Racing Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Racing Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |