Oxford Massachusetts Map

About Oxford, Massachusetts

Oxford is a locality in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,928. The population density is 660.7 people per km². Oxford is located at 42.1159°N, 71.8701°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02719.

Oxford anchors itself upon the rugged granite-streaked terrain where the salt-heavy air from the Atlantic Ocean drifts inland to temper the coastal chill. It lies 1.3 miles north of Fairhaven, MA (from Fairhaven, MA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 2.0 miles northeast of New Bedford. Salt marshes and tidal flats define the perimeter, providing a muted, silver-gray palette where the Acushnet River winds its way toward the open brine. Residents find respite in the verdant expanse of Livesey Park, a quiet sanctuary that marks the local landscape, while the distant, jagged silhouette of Beals Ledge rises against the western horizon like a fading memory. Beyond the immediate shore, the waters of Mill Pond offer a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic pulse of the nearby tides, and the low-lying basin of Fort Flat creates a natural trough in the earth that catches the morning mist.

Oxford carries the weight of a colonial heritage that once prioritized the harvest of timber and the harnessing of water for early industry, leaving behind a legacy of stone foundations and weathered wood. The economy, once tethered to the movement of goods through the nearby harbor and the transit of vessels past Popes Island, has shifted into a slower, more deliberate cadence of modern enterprise. Life here is measured by the changing intensity of the light as it catches the white-capped waves of the Atlantic Ocean, a visual reminder of the proximity to the sea that has dictated the rhythm of local development for generations. Even as the pace of contemporary existence quickens, the quietude of the surroundings—from the sheltered reaches of the inland woods to the stark, windswept edges of the coast—sustains a distinct atmosphere of Yankee endurance.

About This Oxford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oxford, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 42.115881, -71.870094. 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 Oxford includes the ZIP code (02719), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Bristol County (Taunton), and school district assignment (Oxford School District).

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.