Welcome to Littleton ...

Littleton is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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

Littleton was settled in 1686 and was incorporated in 1715.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Littleton has a population of 10,236 people<3> (see below for details).

Littleton is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Littleton: (978) & (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Littleton: 01460<6>

Websites for Littleton ...

Official Website: www.littletonma.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Littleton had an population of 10,236 people. This is an increase of 14.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 793.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Littleton had a population of 8,924 people. This makes Littleton the county's 45th most populous community.

The population of Littleton represents 0.14% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,924 people, the population of Littleton increased 678.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,146 people).

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

Communities Also Named Littleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Littleton - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine, Manitoba, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Littleton ...

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

• Lowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <7>
• Framingham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Billerica
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Leominster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Woburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
  • Woburn is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
• Marlborough
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Shrewsbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 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 Littleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Littleton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Littleton ...

Looking for more information about Littleton? 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 Littleton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Littleton.

Adding Littleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Littleton 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 Littleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Littleton post office opened in 1802.

We also found Littleton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Littleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Littleton: www.littletonma.org/

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