Westport, Massachusetts

Westport, Massachusetts Acoaxet
Town
Stone wall and field scene, Westport
Seal
Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 41°38′20″N 71°03′00″W / 41.63889°N 71.05000°W / 41.63889; -71.05000
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Bristol
Settled	1670
Incorporated	1787
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
Area
• Total	64.4 sq mi (166.8 km2)
• Land	50.1 sq mi (129.6 km2)
• Water	14.3 sq mi (37.1 km2)
Elevation	50 ft (15 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	16,339
• Density	250/sq mi (98/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	02790
Area code	508 / 774
FIPS code	25-77570
GNIS feature ID	0618287
Website	http://www.westport-ma.com

Westport (Massachusett: Acoaxet^[1]) is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,339 at the 2020 census.^[2]

The village of North Westport lies in the town. Other named areas of the town are "Westport Point," which has a dock on the Westport River where Main Road meets the river; "Central Village" with town offices, retail stores and businesses; "Head of Westport" at the head of the east branch of the river; and the area referred to either as "Acoaxet" or "Westport Harbor," which is between the west branch of the river and Rhode Island. This area is cut off from the rest of Massachusetts by water and Rhode Island.

Westport is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards Bay (excluding the Elizabeth Islands, Bourne and Falmouth), Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.