Welcome to Hopedale ...

Hopedale is located in Worcester County<1>.

The location of Hopedale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Hopedale was settled in 1660 and was incorporated in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hopedale has a population of 5,941 people<3> (see below for details).

Hopedale is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hopedale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hopedale: (508) & (774)<5>

The ZIP code for Hopedale: 01747<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hopedale had an population of 5,941 people. This is an increase of 0.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hopedale had a population of 5,911 people. This makes Hopedale the county's 40th most populous community.

The population of Hopedale represents 0.09% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 233rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,911 people, the population of Hopedale has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,907 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hopedale.

Communities Also Named Hopedale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Hopedale - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hopedale.

Communities near Hopedale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hopedale.

• Worcester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Framingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Attleboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Shrewsbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Natick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hopedale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hopedale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hopedale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopedale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopedale. See our Newspapers Page for Hopedale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hopedale ...

Looking for more information about Hopedale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hopedale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hopedale.

Adding Hopedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hopedale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hopedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hopedale post office opened in 1861.

We also found Hopedale in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hopedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hopedale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/