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Welcome to Swansea Center ...

Swansea Center is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swansea Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Swansea Center: Swansea Ctr. (or less commonly used: Swansea Cen., Swansea Cent. or Swansea Cntr.)

Swansea Center is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swansea Center: 508 & 774<3>

The ZIP code for Swansea Center: 02777<4>

Communities near Swansea Center ...

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

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 Swansea Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swansea Center.

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

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

Adding Swansea Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swansea Center 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 Swansea Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Swansea Center on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swansea Center.

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 Swansea Center - 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 Swansea Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Swansea Center 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 Swansea Center). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Swansea Center or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.