New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is 51 miles (82 km) south of Boston, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles (19 km) east of Fall River. It is the ninth-largest city in Massachusetts.

New Bedford, Massachusetts
City
New Bedford Harbour
Seal Wordmark
Nickname:  "The Whaling City"
Motto(s):  Lucem Diffundo (Latin) "I Diffuse Light"[1]
Location in Bristol County, Massachusetts
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Coordinates: 41°38′10″N 70°56′05″W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Bristol
Settled	1652
Incorporated (town)	1787
Incorporated (city)	1847
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area [2]
• Total	24.13 sq mi (62.50 km2)
• Land	20.00 sq mi (51.80 km2)
• Water	4.13 sq mi (10.70 km2)
Elevation	50 ft (15 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	101,079
• Density	5,054/sq mi (1,951/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	02740, 02744–02746
Area code	508/774
FIPS code	25-45000
GNIS feature ID	0613714
Website	www.newbedford-ma.gov

Well-known people from New Bedford

• Frederick Douglass, 19th century abolitionist and editor.
• Quinn Sullivan, musical child prodigy

Sister cities

• Tosashimizu, Kōchi, Japan since 1987^[4]