Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:09 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:08 am – 4:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 20°F49 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month March26 in of snow a year, on about 10 days11 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Taunton station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsParker Golf Coursestate conservation land · under a mile · 136 acresArthur Sharp Estatestate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 268 acresProspect Hill Reservoirstate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 55 acresMemorial Parkpark · 1.7 miBoyden Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 64 acresSnake River Preservestate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 55 acresSource: 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 202028 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202028 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 waterTaunton Water Divisionserves 62,165 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation53 ft16 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTaunton State Hospitalunder a milePost officeTaunton Finance Post Office1.3 miTown hallTaunton Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceTaunton Police Department Substation1.4 miFire stationOakland Fire Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 highElementaryMulcahey Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryHarold H Galligan Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryEdmund Hatch Bennett Elementary School1.1 miCollegeWheaton College5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew Bedford Regional Airport EWB18 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD20 miInterstateI-4953.9 miUS highwayUS 441.3 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE21 miRailEast TauntonMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)4.0 miCoachWest BridgewaterPeter Pan (BZ)8.0 miTransit12 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 02783 ZIP area.
