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Needham
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town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Norfolk
- Named after
- Needham Market
- Town manager
- Katie King
- Total
- 12.7 sq mi (32.9 km )
- Land
- 12.6 sq mi (32.7 km )
- Water
- 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km )
- Elevation
- 161 ft (49 m)
- Density
- 2,542/sq mi (981.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 02492 (Needham) 02494 ( Needham Heights )
- Fips code
- 25-44105
- Gnis feature id
- 0618325
- Website
- needhamma .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Needham (/ˈniːdəm/ NEED-əm) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 in the 2020 U.S. Census. It is the home of Olin College of Engineering. It is also home to 4 commuter rail stations along the Needham Line.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Needham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.