Welcome to Hull ...

Hull is located in Plymouth County<1>.

Hull was settled in 1624 and was incorporated in 1644.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hull has a population of 10,485 people<2> (see below for details).

Hull is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Hull: (781) and (339)<4>

The ZIP code for Hull: 02045<5>

Websites for Hull ...

Official Website:   www.town.hull.ma.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hullchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hull had an population of 10,485 people. This is an increase of 1.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 814.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hull had a population of 10,293 people. This makes Hull the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Hull represents 0.16% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 176th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,293 people, the population of Hull increased 798.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,146 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hull ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Hull - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hull ...

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

• Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 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 Hull. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hull.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hull. 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 Hull.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hull. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hull.

Adding Hull to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hull 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 Hull was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hull.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hull: www.town.hull.ma.us/

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