Welcome to Millis ...

Millis is located in Norfolk County<1>.

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

Millis was settled in 1657 and was incorporated in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Millis has a population of 8,309 people<3> (see below for details).

Millis is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Millis: (508) and (774)<5>

The ZIP code for Millis: 02054<6>

Websites for Millis ...

Official Website: www.millis.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Millis had an population of 8,309 people. This is an increase of 5.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Millis had a population of 7,891 people. This makes Millis the county's 25th most populous community.

The population of Millis represents 0.12% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 203rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,891 people, the population of Millis has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,902 people).

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

Communities Also Named Millis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Millis - it's located in Wyoming.

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

Communities near Millis ...

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

• Cambridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Attleboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 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 Millis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Millis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Millis ...

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

Adding Millis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Millis 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 Millis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Millis post office opened in 1885.

We also found Millis in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Millis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Millis: www.millis.org/

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

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