Welcome to Brookline ...
Brookline is located in Norfolk County<1>.
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Brookline was settled in 1638 and was incorporated in 1705.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brookline has a population of 59,243 people<2> (see below for details).
Brookline is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Brookline lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brookline: 617 & 857<4>
The ZIP codes for Brookline: 02445-02446<5>
Websites for Brookline ...
Official Website: www.town.brookline.ma.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brookline had an population of 59,243 people. This is an increase of 0.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.74% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Brookline had a population of 58,732 people (which is 8.73% of the total population of Norfolk County). This makes Brookline the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Brookline represents 0.9% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 58,732 people, the population of Brookline increased 2.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 57,107 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Brookline.
Communities Also Named Brookline ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brookline - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, Texas and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brookline.
Communities near Brookline ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brookline.
- Brockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Framingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Framingham
From Brookline to Framingham
- Waltham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Weymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Peabody
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Revere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Brookline. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brookline.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brookline. 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 Brookline.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookline. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brookline.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brookline ...
Looking for more information about Brookline? 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 Brookline, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brookline.
Adding Brookline to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brookline 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 Brookline was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Brookline post office opened in 1829.
We also found Brookline in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brookline.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brookline: www.town.brookline.ma.us/
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 Brookline. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brookline - 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 617 code has been Overlayed with the 857 area code. New phone numbers in the Brookline area will be assigned with one of these codes: 617 or 857. As a result, placing a call in the Brookline 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 Brookline). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brookline or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Brookline includes: 02445 & 02446. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |