Billerica
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town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Middlesex
- Incorporated
- May 29, 1655
- Named after
- Billericay
- Type
- Representative town meeting
- Town manager
- Clancy Main
- Total
- 26.4 sq mi (68.3 km )
- Land
- 25.9 sq mi (67.1 km )
- Water
- 0.50 sq mi (1.3 km )
- Elevation
- 249 ft (76 m)
- Density
- 1,630/sq mi (628/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 01821 (Billerica) 01862 ( North Billerica )
- Area code
- 351 / 978
- Fips code
- 25-05805
- Gnis feature id
- 0618217
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- New England town
- Official name
- Billerica
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Middlesex County
- Population
- 42119
- Area
- 26.4
- Elevation
- 76
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Bedford
- Official website
- www.town.billerica.ma.us
- Image
- Billerica Public Library 2004.jpg
- Households
- 15499
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- Commons category
- Billerica, Massachusetts
- topic's main category
- Category:Billerica, Massachusetts
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Billerica, Massachusetts
- inception
- 1652-00-00
- per capita income
- 44260
- postal code
- 01822
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Encyclopedic overview
Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 42,119 according to the 2020 census. The town is located in Eastern Massachusetts approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Boston. It takes its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Billerica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.