Middleborough is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, home to about 24,505 people across 69 square miles. Its ZIP code is 02346.
Homes sold for a median of $299 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Middleborough. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY179 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Middleborough; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Middleborough had 24,245 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.
It’s the 83rd largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.
Plymouth County grew from 113,985 residents in 1900 to 530,819 in 2020.
Plymouth County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 52.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Middleboro, MA weather station (about a mile away).
180,733 jobs at 13,421 businesses in Plymouth County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
229 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Middleborough.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 13 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 152 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 22 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Parks (25 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (8 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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.
Established in 1660.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Middleborough. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Early Childhood CenterMiddleboro | Pre-K–K | 273 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Henry B. Burkland Elementary SchoolMiddleborough | 1–5 | 545 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Mary K. Goode Elementary SchoolMiddleborough | 1–5 | 590 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| John T. Nichols MiddleMiddleborough | 6–8 | 688 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| Middleborough HighMiddleborough | 9–12 | 774 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jri Anchor Academy School MiddleboroughMiddleboro | 5 | 1 | Nonsectarian | 5.3 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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