Welcome to Abington ...
Abington is located in Plymouth County<1>.
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Abington was settled in 1668 and was incorporated in 1712.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Abington has a population of 16,684 people<2> (see below for details).
Abington is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Abington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Abington: 781 & 339<4>
The ZIP code for Abington: 02351<5>
Websites for Abington ...
Official Website: www.abingtonmass.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Abington had an population of 16,684 people. This is an increase of 4.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.23% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Abington had a population of 15,985 people. This makes Abington the county's 11th most populous community.
The population of Abington represents 0.24% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 15,985 people, the population of Abington increased 9.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,605 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Abington.
Communities Also Named Abington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Abington - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Abington.
Communities near Abington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Abington.
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Brookline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Weymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Taunton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Braintree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Needham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Abington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Abington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Abington. 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 Abington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Abington. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Abington.
Adding Abington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Abington 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 Abington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Abington post office opened in 1806.
We also found Abington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Abington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Abington: www.abingtonmass.com/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Abington. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 781 code has been Overlayed with the 339 area code. New phone numbers in the Abington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 781 or 339. As a result, placing a call in the Abington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Abington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Abington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |