There are several neighborhoods in

Plymouth, Massachusetts Plymouth ( ; historically also spelled as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in and the county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklor ...

. With a total area of 134.0 mi² (347.0 km), Plymouth is the largest municipality in

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

by area. In addition, with a population of 51,701 at the 2000 census and an estimated population of 57,901 in 2007,Town of Plymouth Population Projections
, 1980 - 2007. Accessed: 13 July 2007. Plymouth is the second-largest town in the state by population (after

Framingham Framingham () is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. Incorporated in 1700, it is located in Middlesex County and the MetroWest subregion of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The city proper covers with a popula ...

. (Framingham is actually now a city making Plymouth the largest town.) As such, Plymouth is home to many distinct neighborhoods and geographical locations. The most prominent of Plymouth's neighborhoods is Plymouth Center, also referred to as Downtown Plymouth. It is home to Plymouth's town hall and

harbor A harbor (American English), or harbour (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is ...

. The geographical regions of North Plymouth, South Plymouth, and West Plymouth are named based upon their relationship to Plymouth Center. Plymouth has one of the longest coastlines of any town in Massachusetts, and makes up the entire western shore of

Cape Cod Bay Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Measuring below a line drawn from Brant Rock in Marshfield to Race Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts, it is enclosed by Cape Cod to the south ...

. The town is therefore home to a wide array of beach communities.

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* Plymouth Center **Harbor District * North Plymouth **Cordage Park *Saquish Neck (accessible only through

Duxbury Duxbury (alternative older spelling: "Duxborough") is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb located on the South Shore (Massachusetts), South Shore approximately to the southeast of Boston, the population was 16,090 ...

) ** Gurnet Point ** Saquish Head *

Clark's Island Clark's Island is a small island located in Duxbury Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was named for John Clark, the first mate of the ''Mayflower'', the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England. The island was initially consider ...

* West Plymouth ** Micajah Heights **

Billington Sea Billington Sea (also Billington's Sea) is a warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Morton Park lies on the pond's northern shore. The pond is fed by groundwater and cranberry bog outlets. The average depth is seven feet and the max ...

**Darby **East Carver (a portion of this section of Carver extends over the town line into Plymouth) * South Pond * Wellingsley (Jabez Corner) * Chiltonville * Plymouth Beach * South Plymouth ** Rocky Point **

The Pinehills The Pinehills is a census-designated place (CDP) located in the Pine Hills region of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,515. It includes a real estate development that bears the same name. As of 200 ...

** Buttermilk Bay ** Manomet *** Priscilla Beach *** White Horse Beach ***Manomet Heights ***Manomet Bluffs ***Indian Brook ***Fishermans Landing ***Churchill Landing ***Colony Beach ***Pilgrim Beach ***Cedar Bushes *** Shallow Pond Estates ***Manomet Beach ** Vallerville ***Ocean Aire Beach ***Surfside Beach ***Bayside Beach ** Ellisville ***Harlow’s Landing ***Eastland Heights ** Cedarville ***Nameloc Heights ***Pondville ** Halfway Pond ** Long Pond ** West Wind Shores

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