Local servicesHospitalCharlton Memorial Hospital5.2 miPost officeAssonet Post Office2.2 miTown hallFreetown Town Hall2.7 miPoliceFreetown Police Department2.8 miFire stationFall River Fire Department North End Station2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBristol Community College3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew Bedford Regional Airport EWB7.9 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD19 miInterstateI-1955.7 miUS highwayUS 64.2 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE32 miRailFreetownMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.7 miCoachFall RiverPeter Pan (BZ)6.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:09 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:08 am – 4:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F46 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March31 in of snow a year, on about 10 days7 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New Bedford Muni Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Rochester
Parks and public landsCopicut Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 52 acresDighton Rock State Parkstate park · 4.0 miMill Brook Bogs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.3 mi · 331 acresFreetown Swamp Wmastate conservation land · 2.4 mi · 563 acresAssonet Burying Groundhistoric site · 2.4 miAcushnet Cedar Swamp State Reservationstate park · 5.2 mi · 414 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202017 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202017 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBristol County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured56 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Bristol County monitors, MA
Drinking waterInima Usa / Aquaria LLCserves 105,643 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation155 ft47 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
