New Bedford
A city in Bristol County, Massachusetts — population 95,517 as of 2020.
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Overnight
58°F
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Friday
77°F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
50°F
Clear
Saturday
77°F
Sunny1% precip
In and around New Bedford
See & do
- 21st Century Minuteman
- Abolition Row Park
- Acushnet Heights Historic District
- Advanced Marine Technologies
- Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
Eat, drink & stay
- 222 Union Restaurant and Bar
- 3 C's Bar & Grille
- Abraham H. Howland, Jr. Lodge
- Acushnet Creamery At Pier 3
- Ali lounge
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New Bedford by the numbers
Population
95,517Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 20 sq mi (51.8 km²), 4.13 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- 42,271
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $56,981
- Median house value
- $357,300
Municipal office
- Office
- BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
- Address
- 133 WILLIAM ST, NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740