Assonet, Massachusetts

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Assonet
Town of Freetown
Assonet Bandstand
Location of Assonet in Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 41°47′31″N 71°05′25″W / 41.79194°N 71.09028°W / 41.79194; -71.09028
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Bristol County
Town	Freetown
Settled	1659
Population  (2000)
• Total	4,084
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern Standard)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight)
ZIP Code	02702
Area code	508

Assonet (/əˈsoʊnɪt/ uh-SOH-nit) is one of two villages in the town of Freetown in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. An original part of the town, Assonet was settled in 1659 along with the city of Fall River, then a part of Freetown. It rests on the banks of the Assonet River. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,084; up from 3,614 in 1990. As of the 2014 census, the village had a total estimated population of 9,093.^[1]