The Town of East Bridgewater was an early industrial inland town located in Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Hanson and Halifax on the east, Bridgewater on the south, West Bridgewater on the west, Brockton on the northwest, and Whitman on the north. Reached via state route 18 from the north or south, or state route 106 from the east or west. East Bridgewater is primarily a residential community centrally located in Plymouth County 14 miles northeast of Taunton, 22 miles northwest of Plymouth, 25 miles southeast of Boston, and 207 miles from New York City.