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Welcome to Auburndale ...

Auburndale is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburndale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Auburndale is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Auburndale: 617 & 857<3>

The ZIP code for Auburndale: 02466<4>

Communities Also Named Auburndale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Auburndale - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Auburndale ...

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

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 Auburndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Auburndale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburndale ...

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

Adding Auburndale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Auburndale post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburndale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Auburndale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 617 code has been Overlayed with the 857 area code. New phone numbers in the Auburndale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 617 or 857. As a result, placing a call in the Auburndale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Auburndale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Auburndale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/