Welcome to Norwood ...

Norwood is located in Norfolk County<1>.

Norwood was settled in 1678 and was incorporated in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Norwood has a population of 29,774 people<2> (see below for details).

Norwood is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Norwood: (781) & (339)<4>

The ZIP code for Norwood: 02062<5>

Websites for Norwood ...

Official Website: www.ci.norwood.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Norwood had an population of 29,774 people. This is an increase of 4.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Norwood had a population of 28,602 people. This makes Norwood the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Norwood represents 0.44% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 60th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,602 people, the population of Norwood has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 28,587 people).

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

Communities Also Named Norwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Norwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Norwood ...

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

• Boston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Norwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Norwood.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwood. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Norwood.

Adding Norwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norwood 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 Norwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Norwood post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Norwood: www.ci.norwood.ma.us/

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

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