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Swansea Town Info

Town Hall

148 Main St.
Phone: 508-672-0651
Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Incorporated: 1667

Web site: Swansea Town Web site

Swansea Board of Selectmen

Phone: 508-678-2981

Swansea Town Clerk

Phone: 508-678-9389

Census info:

Area: 25.5 square miles
Population: 15,901 (2000 U.S. Census)
Density: 689.4 people per square mile
Housing units: 5,888
Median Age: 40 years
Percent of population under 18 years old: 22.2%
Percent of population over 65 years old: 15.7%
Median household income: $52,524

Police/Fire

Police Department:

Phone: 508-674-8464
465 County St.
Web site: Swansea Police Department

Swansea Fire Department:

Phone: 508-672-4305

Schools

Superintendent's Office
1 Gardner's Neck Rd.
Phone: 508-675-1195
Web site: Swansea School Department

Gardner Elementary School
Grades Pre-K-2
Gardner Elementary School has both an integrated and a self-contained preschool
10 Church St.
Phone: 508-675-7899
School Hours:
Grades 1 and 2: 8:35 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Pre-K and Kindergarten (AM): 8:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
Pre-K and Kindergarten (PM): 12:30 a.m. – 3 a.m.
Self-Contained Preschool: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Mark G. Hoyle Elementary School
Grades Pre-K-2
Hoyle Elementary School has both an integrated and a self-contained preschool
70 Community Lane
Phone: 508-679-4049
School Hours:
Grades 1 and 2: 8:35 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Pre-K and Kindergarten (AM): 8:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
Pre-K and Kindergarten (PM): 12:20 a.m. – 2:50 a.m.
Self-Contained Preschool: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Elizabeth Stevens Brown Elementary School
Grades 3-5
29 Gardner's Neck Rd.
Phone: 508-675-7892
School Hours: 8:25 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Joseph G. Luther Elementary School
Grades 3-5
100 Pearse Road
School Hours: 8:25 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Phone: 508-675-7499

Joseph Case Junior High School
Middle School Grades 6-8
195 Main St.
Phone: 508-675-0116
School Hours: 7:25 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Joseph Case Senior High School
High School Grades 9-12
70 School St.
Phone: 508-675-7483
School Hours: 7:15 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School
Includes Fall River, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport
Phone: 508-678-2891
School Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Web site: Diman Regional Voc Tech HS

Bristol County Agricultural High School
135 Center St.
Phone: 508-699-6744

Recreation

Swansea Parks & Recreation

Phone: 508-675-1962
Web site: Swansea Recreation

Includes information about the town beach, indoor/outdoor recreation, town sports leagues, local playgrounds, bike path, etc.

Swansea Public Library

69 Main St.
Phone: 508-674-9609
Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Web site: Swansea Public Library

Senior Services

Swansea Senior Center:

458 Ocean Grove Ave.
Phone: 508-676-1831
Web site: Swansea Senior Center

Trash Collection

Town of Swansea DPW

Swansea trash and recycling program: Town of Swansea

Animal Control

Town of Swansea Animal Shelter:

Phone: 508-679-6446
68 Stevens Rd.
Hours:
Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Email: swanseashelter@apol.net
Web site: Swansea Animal Shelter