ZIP 02742 is served primarily by Bristol County, MA — including New Bedford. ZIP-level data is sparse — showing the Bristol County aggregate.
Jul peaks. Dec dips. ZIP-level seasonality is sparse — this is the county aggregate.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types — county-level breakdown.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 463 | 14.7% | |
| 2 | Unauthorized burning | 363 | 11.5% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 304 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | Carbon monoxide incident | 243 | 7.7% | |
| 5 | Power line down | 228 | 7.3% |
28 cities sit in Bristol County. Click for the per-city NFIRS profile.
| # | City | Population | 2025 incidents | Building fires | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Bedford | 100,620 | 768 | 70 | B |
| 2 | Fall River | 93,638 | 949 | 146 | B- |
| 3 | Taunton | 59,436 | 66 | 1 | B+ |
| 4 | Attleboro | 46,384 | 366 | 35 | D |
| 5 | Dartmouth | 32,366 | 136 | 11 | A+ |
| 6 | Easton | 25,021 | 63 | 4 | A- |
| 7 | Mansfield | 23,831 | 11 | 5 | B+ |
| 8 | Norton | 19,177 | 161 | 4 | B+ |
| 9 | Somerset | 18,266 | 108 | 11 | A |
| 10 | Swansea | 17,158 | 139 | 9 | A- |
| 11 | Westport | 16,330 | 16 | 4 | A+ |
| 12 | Fairhaven | 15,899 | 170 | 13 | B |
| 13 | Seekonk | 15,475 | 40 | 7 | B |
| 14 | Raynham | 15,124 | 84 | 7 | B |
| 15 | Rehoboth | 12,614 | 72 | 7 | B+ |
| 16 | Acushnet | 10,560 | 92 | 4 | B |
| 17 | Freetown | 9,199 | 150 | 7 | C+ |
| 18 | Dighton | 8,083 | 36 | 3 | A+ |
| 19 | Mansfield Center | 7,690 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Berkley | 6,768 | 60 | 4 | B+ |
| 21 | Bliss Corner | 5,591 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 22 | Raynham Center | 5,074 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | North Westport | 4,660 | 105 | 4 | C+ |
| 24 | Smith Mills | 4,556 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Acushnet Center | 3,164 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | North Seekonk | 2,726 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Ocean Grove | 2,691 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Norton Center | 2,580 | 0 | 0 | — |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
This ZIP doesn't have enough NFIRS coverage on its own (under 10 reported incidents across 2021–2025) to publish ZIP-level statistics, so we're showing the Bristol County aggregate above. NFIRS reporting is voluntary and many rural ZIPs roll up to broader county totals. The ZIP-to-county mapping uses SimpleMaps' uscities.zips dataset.