Welcome to Attleboro ...

The city of Attleboro is located in Bristol County<1>.

Attleboro was settled in 1634.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Attleboro has a population of 45,210 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Attleboro is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Attleboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Attleboro: (508) & (774)<4>

The ZIP code for Attleboro: 02703<5>

Websites for Attleboro ...

Official Website:   www.cityofattleboro.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.attleborochamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Attleboro had an population of 45,210 people. This is an increase of 3.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Attleboro had a population of 43,593 people (or 7.95% of the total population of Bristol County). This makes Attleboro the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Attleboro represents 0.67% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 43,593 people, the population of Attleboro increased 3.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 42,068 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Attleboro.

Communities near Attleboro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Attleboro.

• Providence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Brockton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Fall River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Taunton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Woonsocket
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Attleboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Attleboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Attleboro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Attleboro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Attleboro. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Attleboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attleboro ...

Looking for more information about Attleboro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Attleboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Attleboro.

Adding Attleboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Attleboro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Attleboro was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Attleboro on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Attleboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Attleboro: www.cityofattleboro.us/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/