Map of Taunton, Massachusetts, United States

Taunton is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 56,789. It lies at 41.9001°N, 71.0898°W, about 5 m above sea level. Taunton is about 604 km (375 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Attleboro, 17 km to the west.

Taunton at a glance

Where is Taunton?

• The 19th largest city in Massachusetts on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 07 min on the shortest day to 15 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Taunton

• Attleboro — 17 km west
• Brockton — 21 km north
• Fall River — 23 km south
• Pawtucket — 24 km west
• East Providence — 25 km west
• Providence — 28 km west
• Cumberland — 29 km west
• North Providence — 32 km west
• Cranston — 32 km southwest
• New Bedford — 32 km southeast

Largest cities in Massachusetts

• Boston — 653,833
• Worcester — 206,518
• Springfield — 154,341
• Lowell — 110,699
• Cambridge — 110,402
• New Bedford — 101,079
• Brockton — 95,314
• Fall River — 94,000
• Quincy — 93,618
• Lynn — 92,457

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

Map of United States and all its cities →

Other places named Taunton

• Taunton — England, United Kingdom

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.