City Hall Address:

133 William Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
City Hall Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
City Hall Phone Number: 508-979-1400
Mayor: Scott W. Lang
Phone Number: 508-979-1410
Email:
Incorporated in: 1787
Website: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/

Census info:
Area: 24.04 square miles, including 3.9 square miles of water
Population: 93,768 (2000 U.S Census)
Density: 4,961 people per mile
Housing units: 41,511 (2000 U.S Census)
Median age: 35.9
Percent of population under 19 years old: 27.4% (2000 U.S. Census)
Percent of population 65 years old and over: 16.7% (2000 U.S. Census)
Residential real estate tax rate: $10.55 per $1,000

City Council:

Meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday or Sunday of the month.
Office of City Council
City Hall Room 214
Phone: 508-970-1455
Website: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/

Harbor Development Commission:

106 Co-op Wharf
Phone: 508-961-3000
E-mail:

City Clerk:

Phone: 508-979-1450
City Hall Room 118
Dog, hunting, fishing, sporting, taxi driver, special police, pawnbrokers and second-hand dealer licenses are available from the city clerk.
To obtain vital records, e-mail .

Police Department:
871 Rockdale Avenue
New Bedford, MA 02740
508-991-6300

Website: http://www.newbedfordpd.com/

Station 2: 168 Cove Street
Station 3: 781 Ashley Boulevard

Fire Department:
868 Pleasant Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-991-6124

Website: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/fire/overview.html

Stations:
Main Fire Station: 868 Pleasant Street
Fire Station 5: 3665 Acushnet Avenue
Fire Station 7: 700 Cottage Street
Fire Station 8: 1599 Acushnet Avenue
Fire Station 11: 754 Brock Avenue

Fire Prevention Bureau: 1204 Purchase Street
Fire Museum: 51 Bedford Street

Paul Rodrigues Administration Building
455 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740-5194
Phone: 508.997.4511

Website: http://www.newbedfordschools.org/

Elementary Schools:

Ashley
Brooks
Campbell
Carney Academy
Congdon
DeValles
Dunbar
Gomes
Hannigan
Hathaway
Hayden-McFadden
Kempton
Lincoln
Ottiwell
Pacheco
Parker
Phillips Avenue
Pulaski
Rodman
Swift
Taylor
Winslow

Middle Schools:

Keith
Normandin
Roosevelt

High Schools:

New Bedford High School, 230 Hathaway Boulevard, 508-997-4511

Community Services:
City Hall Room 220
Phone: 508-961-3136

Library:

Main Library
613 Pleasant Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-991-6275

Website: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/Library/index.html

Branches:

Casa Da Saudade: 58 Crapo Street, 508-991-6218
Lawler Branch: 745 Rockdale Avenue, 508-991-6216
Howland-Green Branch, 3 Rodney French Blvd, 508-991-6212
Wilks Branch, 1911 Acushnet Avenue, 508-991-6214

Community Services:
City Hall Room 220
133 William Street
New Bedford, MA 0270
Phone: 508-961-3136

Website: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/commserv/coa/welcome.html

Department of Public Facilities
Solid Waste and Recycling Division
294 Liberty Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-979-1520
Website: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/publicfacilities/recycling_overview.html

Shawmut Avenue Transfer Station:
1103 Shawmut Avenue
New Bedford, MA 02746
Phone: 508-991-6156

834 Kempton Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone Number: 508-991-6366
Website: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/Police/AnimalControl/index.html