South Coast (Massachusetts)

This article is about the South Coast region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. For other regions with the same name, see South Coast (disambiguation).
South Coast
Region of Massachusetts
The South Coast Region of Massachusetts
The South Coast Region of Massachusetts
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CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
Cities and townsAcushnet, Berkley, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Lakeville, Little Compton, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester, Somerset, Swansea, Tiverton, Wareham and Westport
Population
 • Total
306,588
Largest city (population)New Bedford, (100,941)
Largest city (land area)Dartmouth, 97.5 sq mi (252.6 km2)

The South Coast of Massachusetts (sometimes stylized SouthCoast) is the region of southeastern Massachusetts consisting of the southern part of Bristol and Plymouth counties, bordering Buzzards Bay, and includes the cities of Fall River, New Bedford, the southeastern tip of East Taunton and nearby towns. The Rhode Island towns of Tiverton and Little Compton, located in Newport County, are often included within the South Coast designation due to regional similarities with adjacent communities.

The term is recent, dating to the 1990s, and sometimes confused with the South Shore (a region southeast of Boston that includes eastern Norfolk and Plymouth counties, and does not overlap with the South Coast).