Fall River, Massachusetts

About Fall River

Fall River is a thriving city in southern Massachusetts with an estimated population of 94,689. It ranks as the 10th largest city in Massachusetts.

Officially, Fall River is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 33.12 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,859 residents per square mile.

📰 Fall River News Today

• Fall River's Free Back-to-School Haircuts and Backpacks Is Back for Year 11 FUN 107 · Aug 18
• Obituary | Bruce Edward Masterson of Fall River, Massachusetts Manuel Rogers Funeral Home · Aug 13
• 27-year-old South Carolina man pleads guilty in brutal federal Fall River sex trafficking case Fall River Reporter · Aug 17
• ICE ramps up operations in Fall River. 5 arrests in past month Fall River Herald News · Aug 6
• 16-Year-Old Fall River Student Raised $35K to Help Her Best Friend After Devastating Fire 1420 WBSM · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fall River Unique

• A top-25 city in Massachusetts by population (#10 of 58 incorporated places).
• Positioned in southern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 2.5% of Massachusetts's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 94,689.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Fall River

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fall River

• Cumberland Farms #006793 — pizza
• Bay View Cafe — american
• Munchies — breakfast
• New York Bagel Co. — bagel
• Papa Gino's — pizza
• Royal Pizza — pizza
• SR. MARIE — caribbean

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fall River

• Copicut Woods Parking reviews ★
• Wernick Farm Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Camp Interlocken reviews ★
• Central Park reviews ★
• Copicut Reservoir Watershed · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Copicut Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Copicut Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Freetown Common reviews ★
• Freetown Memorial Park reviews ★
• Freetown Swamp Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Freetown-Fall River State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hathaway Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fall River

• Argosy Collegiate Charter School
• Atlantis Charter School
• B M C Durfee High
• Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School
• James Tansey
• John J Doran
• Mary Fonseca Elementary School
• Matthew J Kuss Middle
• Morton Middle
• North End Elementary
• Samuel Watson
• Spencer Borden
• Talbot Innovation School
• William S Greene

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Southcoast Hospitals Group ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Saint Anne'S Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Dr John C Corrigan Mental Health Center · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fall River

🏘️ Nearby Communities