Welcome to Randolph ...

Randolph is located in Norfolk County<1>.

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

Randolph was settled in 1710 and was incorporated in 1793.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Randolph has a population of 34,362 people<3> (see below for details).

Randolph is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Randolph: (781) and (339)<5>

The ZIP code for Randolph: 02368<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Randolph had an population of 34,362 people. This is an increase of 7.01% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Randolph had a population of 32,112 people. This makes Randolph the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Randolph represents 0.49% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32,112 people, the population of Randolph increased 3.71% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 30,963 people).

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

Communities Also Named Randolph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Randolph - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Randolph ...

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

• Boston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 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
• Quincy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (15 miles [24.1 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
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 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 Randolph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Randolph.

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

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

Adding Randolph to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Randolph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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