
Acushnet Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Acushnet in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,030 at the 2020 census, which was 28.7% of the population of the entire town..
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About Acushnet Center
Acushnet Center is a small unincorporated community in southern Massachusetts.
Acushnet Center holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.42 square miles.
📰 Acushnet Center News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Acushnet Center Unique
- The only place in America named Acushnet Center — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of New Bedford (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Acushnet Center
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Acushnet Center
- G&S Pizza — pizza
- Mikey B's — seafood
- Cafe Roma
- Honey Dew — donut (café)
- Pa Raffa's Italian Restaurant — italian
- The Country Whip
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Sawmill reviews ★
- Woodcock Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Acushnet River Valley · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Acushnet River Wildlife Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Buttonwood Meadows · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Camp Echo reviews ★
- Camp Snipatuit reviews ★
- Charles Street · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Church Homestead Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Con Area Near River · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Con Comm Land Near Acushnet River · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Fairhaven Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Acushnet Center
- Acushnet Elementary School
- Albert F Ford Middle School
- East Fairhaven
- Rochester Memorial
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.