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Welcome to Swansea ...

Swansea is located in Bristol County<1>.

Swansea was settled in 1667 and was incorporated in 1667.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Swansea has a population of 16,842 people<2> (see below for details).

Swansea is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Swansea: 508 & 774<4>

The ZIP code for Swansea: 02777<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Swansea had an population of 16,842 people. This is an increase of 6.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Swansea had a population of 15,865 people. This makes Swansea the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Swansea represents 0.24% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 123rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,865 people, the population of Swansea has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,901 people).

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

Communities Also Named Swansea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Swansea - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Kansas, Nevada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Swansea ...

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

  • Providence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Bedford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Warwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cranston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pawtucket
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Taunton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Attleboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Dartmouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 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 Swansea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Swansea.

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

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

Adding Swansea to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Swansea post office opened in 1799.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swansea.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Swansea. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Swansea.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Swansea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Swansea area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Swansea or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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