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Welcome to Avon ...

Avon is located in Norfolk County<1>.

Avon was settled in 1700 and was incorporated in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Avon has a population of 4,552 people<2> (see below for details).

Avon is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Avon: 508 & 774<4>

The ZIP code for Avon: 02322<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Avon had an population of 4,552 people. This is an increase of 4.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Avon had a population of 4,356 people. This makes Avon the county's 28th most populous community.

The population of Avon represents 0.07% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 257th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,356 people, the population of Avon decreased 1.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,443 people).

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

Communities Also Named Avon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Avon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Avon ...

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

  • Boston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cambridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Quincy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Newton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Somerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Waltham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookline
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Weymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Taunton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Revere
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Avon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avon 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 Avon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Avon post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avon. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Norfolk, 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 Avon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avon - 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Avon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Avon 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 Avon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Avon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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