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The 02740 ZIP Code is centered1 in Bristol County at latitude 41.636 and longitude -70.942 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Bristol County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 02740 was 43,391 with 19,379 housing units; a land area land area of 5.64 sq. miles; a water area of 0 sq. miles; and a population density of 7,691.42 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

New Bedford, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Westview Park, MA (< 0.1 mile)
North Dartmouth, MA (1.4 miles W)
Rockdale, MA (1.4 miles NW)
Bliss Corner, MA (1.9 miles S)
Mount Pleasant, MA (1.9 miles NNW)
Fairhaven, MA (1.9 miles E)
Idlewood, MA (1.9 miles W)
North Fairhaven, MA (2.4 miles NE)
Oxford, MA (2.4 miles NE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

University Highlands, MA (3.1 miles WSW)
Grand Vue, MA (7.1 miles E)
Macombers Corner, MA (9.7 miles WSW)
Oak Grove Village, MA (10.5 miles WNW)
Pine Haven, MA (10.7 miles N)
Lakeside Shore, MA (11 miles N)
Mechanicsville, MA (12.3 miles WNW)
Tiverton Four Corners, RI (13.5 miles WSW)
Grayville, RI (13.5 miles WSW)
Tremont, MA (13.9 miles NE)

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  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.