Somerset, Massachusetts | |
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 Brightman Street Bridge, taken from the Somerset side of the Taunton River | |
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 Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 41°46′10″N 71°07′45″W / 41.76944°N 71.12917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Bristol |
| Settled | 1677 |
| Incorporated | 1790 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.0 sq mi (31.0 km2) |
| • Land | 8.1 sq mi (21.0 km2) |
| • Water | 3.9 sq mi (10.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,303 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (590/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 02725, 02726 |
| Area code | 508/774 |
| FIPS code | 25-62430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619438 |
| Website | www.townofsomerset.org |
Somerset is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,303 at the 2020 census.[1] It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland (1883–1924), the chief engineer and namesake of the Holland Tunnel in New York City.
Somerset is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the communities that surround Buzzards Bay (excluding the Elizabeth Islands, Bourne and Falmouth), Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.
- ^ "Census – Geography Profile: Somerset town, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 23, 2021.