Local servicesHospitalSturdy Memorial Hospital5.0 miPost officeNorton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorton Town Hallunder a milePoliceNorton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationNorton Fire Department Station 2 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryHenri A. Yelle Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryL G Nourse Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighNorton High Schoolunder a mileCollegeWheaton Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD21 miInterstateI-4951.8 miUS highwayUS 446.3 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE17 miRailMansfieldMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)5.1 miCoachWest BridgewaterPeter Pan (BZ)7.6 miTransit10 stops within a mileGreater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02766 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02766 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:09 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:09 am – 4:16 pm
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People19,155 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.86,558 householdsMedian household income $127,404Median home value $476,900Median rent $1,986 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,824 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 10,300 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 14%, retail 12%Average commute 32 minutes71% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Spanish 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F52 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month March50 in of snow a year, on about 19 days12 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norton W station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksWheaton Collegecollege · under a mileRumford Riverriver · 1.0 miWading Riverriver · 1.0 miProspect Hillpeak · 4.6 miNorton Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miLake Sabbatialake · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsConservation Areastate conservation land · under a mileLand Preservation Society of Nortonstate conservation land · 1.0 mi · 67 acresElwin Nason Nature Preservestate conservation land · 1.3 miCanoe River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 120 acresNorton Common Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.5 miWater Department Landstate conservation land · 1.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202033 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202033 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
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterNorton Water Departmentserves 19,161 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation70 ft21 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
