Town guide

Dighton, Massachusetts

Dighton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, home to about 8,193 people across 22 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 02715 and 02764.

Homes sold for a median of $380 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population8,193372 per sq mi
Median home value$501,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$380Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking54%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Dighton

2 ZIP codes

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

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Around Dighton

Distances

Nearest major airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA35 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY166 miles away

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

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

Who represents Dighton

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

Dighton had 8,101 residents in the 2020 census, up 31% since 2000.

It’s the 204th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

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

Dighton population by census2000: 6,175, 2010: 7,086, 2020: 8,1016,17520007,08620108,1012020

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 20°F. About 48.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DightonJan: high 38°F, low 20°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 21°F, 3.4 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 29°F, 5.1 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 38°F, 4.8 in; May: high 70°F, low 48°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 57°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 63°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 62°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 54°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 43°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 34°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 26°F, 4.9 in38°20°Jan3.740°21°Feb3.448°29°Mar5.159°38°Apr4.870°48°May3.478°57°Jun4.184°63°Jul3.582°62°Aug3.675°54°Sep3.963°43°Oct4.353°34°Nov4.243°26°Dec4.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Taunton, MA weather station (6 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

26 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dighton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Brown University Health Morton HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Taunton5.7 miles
  • Southcoast Hospitals GroupGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fall River8.4 miles
  • Saint Anne's HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Fall River9.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers8
Physical and occupational therapists9

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 Dighton

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Lane Field · 2 acres1.9 mi
  • Berkley Park · 1 acres2.0 mi
  • Sweets Knoll State Park1.5 mi
  • Dighton Rock State Park2.4 mi

Grocery stores

  • Hannaford3.9 mi
  • Trucchi's Supermarkets5.5 mi
  • Trucchi's Supermarkets5.5 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter6.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy5.0 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy6.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Dighton Public Library1.8 mi

Museums

  • Carpenter Museum5.5 mi
  • Old Colony History Museum5.6 mi

Counts are within about 3 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

Notable people born here

  • Jason Gailes (1970) · American rower
  • Jack Teixeira (2001) · American soldier and leaker of the 2023 Pentagon document leaks

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

Schools in Dighton

Public schools here are run by Dighton-Rehoboth, Bristol County Agricultural. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dighton ElementaryDightonPre-K–4468Public1.3 mi
Dighton Middle SchoolDighton5–8355Public1.2 mi
Bristol County Agricultural HighDighton9–12631Career and Technical1.6 mi
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High SchoolNorth Dighton9–12621Public3.0 mi

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

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