Welcome to Wilmington ...

Wilmington is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Wilmington was settled in 1639 and was incorporated in 1730.

When the people of Wilmington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Wilmingtonian<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wilmington has a population of 23,447 people<3> (see below for details).

Wilmington is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Wilmington: (978) and (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Wilmington: 01887<6>

Websites for Wilmington ...

Official Website: www.town.wilmington.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilmington had an population of 23,447 people. This is an increase of 5.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilmington had a population of 22,325 people. This makes Wilmington the county's 25th most populous community.

The population of Wilmington represents 0.34% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,325 people, the population of Wilmington increased 4.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,363 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wilmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Wilmington - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Utah, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilmington ...

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

• Boston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Lawrence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Waltham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • 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 Wilmington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilmington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmington ...

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

Adding Wilmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilmington 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 Wilmington was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Wilmington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilmington: www.town.wilmington.ma.us/

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