Map of New Bedford, United States

New Bedford is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 101,079. It lies at 41.6353°N, 70.9270°W, about 29 m above sea level. New Bedford is about 601 km (373 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fall River, 20 km to the west.

New Bedford at a glance

Where is New Bedford?

• The 6th largest city in Massachusetts on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 09 min on the shortest day to 15 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near New Bedford

• Fall River — 20 km west
• Taunton — 32 km northwest
• Warwick — 41 km west
• East Providence — 42 km northwest
• Cranston — 45 km west
• Providence — 45 km northwest
• Attleboro — 45 km northwest
• Pawtucket — 46 km northwest
• Brockton — 50 km north
• North Providence — 51 km northwest

Largest cities in Massachusetts

• Boston — 653,833
• Worcester — 206,518
• Springfield — 154,341
• Lowell — 110,699
• Cambridge — 110,402
• Brockton — 95,314
• Fall River — 94,000
• Quincy — 93,618
• Lynn — 92,457
• Newton — 88,817

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.