Explore Lakeville, Massachusetts, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lakeville, Massachusetts. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Massachusetts or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lakeville.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Lakeville |
| State | Massachusetts (MA) |
| County | Plymouth County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.845935 |
| Longitude | -70.949485 |
| Population | 11,000 |
| Density | 155.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 02347, 02348 |
| Area Code | 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978 |
| County Seat | Plymouth |
Lakeville defines its existence through the quiet passage of Bates Brook, which winds through the landscape like a silver thread pulled taut across the earth. It lies 3.8 miles south-southwest of Middleborough, MA (from Middleborough, MA: bearing 213°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-southeast of Taunton. The ground here holds a deep, resonant stillness, anchored by the vast presence of Assawompset Pond, where the water often mirrors the pale, expansive sky of late autumn. Beyond the local terrain, the horizon is punctuated by the distant, rugged silhouette of Beals Ledge, rising ten miles away to break the flat line of the woods. Nearby, the dense, quiet shade of the Emma N F Hutt Forest offers a sanctuary for those who walk its needle-strewn paths. On clear days, the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean brings a sharp, salt-tinged breeze that seems to sharpen the edges of the trees and dampen the air with the ghost of a distant tide.
Lakeville maintains an identity rooted in the steady, agrarian labor that once defined the surrounding county, moving from early agricultural roots toward a quiet, modern residential rhythm. Local industries have historically drawn strength from the land and the proximity to the water, fostering a tradition of self-reliance that persists in the small workshops and family-owned enterprises scattered among the trees. The economy here does not chase the frenetic pace of the larger metropolitan centers, preferring instead a slow, deliberate development that honors the scale of the original colonial settlement. While the echoes of past mills and farms have faded, the industrious spirit remains, visible in the careful maintenance of property and the preservation of the open space that defines the local tax base. This sense of continuity is perhaps best felt at Assawompset School, which serves as a central point for the community to gather and ground itself in the present.
Lakeville fosters a character of quiet, literate observation, where the daily life of the inhabitant is marked by the shifting light upon the water and the seasonal cycles of the woods. Landmarks such as Nelson Island provide a stark, solitary beauty that draws residents to the shoreline for reflection, away from the minor noise of modern transit. The town maintains a modest social calendar, with events centered around the school grounds and the seasonal shifts of the environment that define the local experience. While many notable figures have passed through the broader region, the true celebrity of the place is the landscape itself, which has long inspired a sturdy, independent way of thinking. Residents often find themselves looking toward the distant silhouette of Beals Ledge, finding comfort in a geography that demands little but offers a profound, unspoken stability. The atmosphere remains one of reserved dignity, a place where people value the slow accumulation of time and the familiar, enduring presence of the natural world.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakeville, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 41.845935, -70.949485. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Lakeville includes the ZIP code (02347, 02348), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Plymouth County (Plymouth), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |