Town guide

Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, home to about 33,328 people across 61 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 02747 and 02748.

Homes sold for a median of $343 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population33,328547 per sq mi
Median home value$496,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$343Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking37%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Dartmouth

2 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dartmouth. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Dartmouth

Distances

Nearest major airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)24 miles away
Closer regional airportNew Bedford Regional Airport (EWB)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA50 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY167 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Dartmouth; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Dartmouth

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Dartmouth had 33,783 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 51st largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Bristol County grew from 252,029 residents in 1900 to 579,200 in 2020.

Dartmouth population by census2000: 30,666, 2010: 34,032, 2020: 33,78330,666200034,032201033,7832020

Bristol County, 1900–2020

Bristol County population, 1900 to 20201900: 252,029, 1910: 318,573, 1920: 359,005, 1930: 364,590, 1940: 364,637, 1950: 381,569, 1960: 398,488, 1970: 444,301, 1980: 474,641, 1990: 506,325, 2000: 534,678, 2010: 548,285, 2020: 579,200252K’00’10359K’20’30365K’40’50398K’60’70475K’80’90535K’00’10579K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 52.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DartmouthJan: high 38°F, low 22°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 23°F, 4.1 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 29°F, 5.3 in; Apr: high 56°F, low 40°F, 4.6 in; May: high 68°F, low 50°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 67°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 66°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 59°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 49°F, 4.9 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 37°F, 4.6 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 28°F, 5.2 in38°22°Jan3.840°23°Feb4.147°29°Mar5.356°40°Apr4.668°50°May3.778°60°Jun4.284°67°Jul3.682°66°Aug4.175°59°Sep4.264°49°Oct4.953°37°Nov4.643°28°Dec5.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Bedford Coop, MA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Bristol County

201,320 jobs at 13,221 businesses in Bristol County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Bristol CountyHealth care and social assistance: 40,609 jobs; Retail trade: 33,520 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 22,900 jobs; Manufacturing: 22,370 jobs; Wholesale trade: 16,347 jobs; Construction: 11,359 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 9,192 jobs; Administrative and support: 8,855 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 11% Manufacturing 11% Wholesale trade 8% Construction 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Administrative and support 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

726 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dartmouth’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Saint Anne's HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Fall River10.6 miles
  • Southcoast Hospitals GroupGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fall River10.7 miles
  • Newport HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Newport18.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors70
Specialist doctors152
Dentists40
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants236
Mental health providers124
Physical and occupational therapists68
Optometrists30
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies10

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Dartmouth

Parks (51 nearby)

  • New Bedford Park · 228 acres1.5 mi
  • Buttonwood Park · 104 acres2.6 mi
  • Adult Softball Field · 42 acres3.6 mi
  • Fort Taber Park · 35 acres4.6 mi
  • New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park · 31 acres4.0 mi
  • Hazelwood Park · 23 acres4.0 mi

Grocery stores (9 nearby)

  • ALDI2.3 mi
  • Super Stop & Shop2.4 mi
  • Shaw's2.5 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter2.5 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • Walgreens2.4 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy2.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi
  • Walgreens Pharmacy2.7 mi

Libraries (14 nearby)

  • Claire T. Carney Library1.7 mi
  • North Dartmouth Library2.1 mi
  • Roseanne Barker Library And Media Cente2.3 mi
  • Southworth Library2.7 mi
  • Lawler Branch Library2.8 mi

Museums (7 nearby)

  • Doll Museum2.3 mi
  • New Bedford Fire Museum3.6 mi
  • New Bedford Art Museum3.8 mi
  • Mariner's Home4.0 mi
  • New Bedford Whaling Museum4.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Main Auditorium1.6 mi
  • Dartmouth Cultural Center2.7 mi

Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1650.

Notable people born here

  • Benjamin Tucker (1854) · American journalist and anarchist (1854-1939)
  • Pete Souza (1954) · American photographer (born 1954)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Dartmouth

Public schools here are run by Dartmouth. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Andrew B. Cushman SchoolDartmouthPre-K92Public2.7 mi
George H PotterNorth DartmouthPre-K–5407Public2.7 mi
James M. Quinn SchoolDartmouthK–5703Public2.1 mi
Joseph DemelloSouth DartmouthK–5392Public2.7 mi
Dartmouth MiddleNorth Dartmouth6–8801Public1.9 mi
Dartmouth HighDartmouth9–12902Public1.2 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Friends AcademyNorth DartmouthPre-K–8202Nonsectarian1.2 mi
Kiddie KampusDartmouthPre-K–K25Nonsectarian2.1 mi
Bishop Stang High SchoolNorth Dartmouth9–12558Roman Catholic2.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Fall River and New Bedford.

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