Welcome to West Roxbury ...

West Roxbury is located in Suffolk County<1>.

West Roxbury was settled in 1630.

A typical abbreviation for West Roxbury: W. Roxbury

West Roxbury is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for West Roxbury: (617) and (857)<3>

The ZIP code for West Roxbury: 02132<4>

Communities near West Roxbury ...

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

• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Lynn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 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 West Roxbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Roxbury.

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

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

Adding West Roxbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Roxbury 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 West Roxbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Roxbury post office opened in 1834.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Roxbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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