Welcome to Carlisle ...

Carlisle is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Carlisle was settled in 1650 and was incorporated in 1780.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carlisle has a population of 5,253 people<3> (see below for details).

Carlisle is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Carlisle: (978) & (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Carlisle: 01741<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carlisle had an population of 5,253 people. This is an increase of 8.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carlisle had a population of 4,852 people. This makes Carlisle the county's 51st most populous community.

The population of Carlisle represents 0.07% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 252nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,852 people, the population of Carlisle increased 2.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,717 people).

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

Communities Also Named Carlisle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Carlisle - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carlisle ...

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

• Boston
  (18 miles [29 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <7>
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Lawrence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Framingham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Carlisle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlisle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlisle ...

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

Adding Carlisle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlisle 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 Carlisle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Carlisle post office opened in 1834.

We also found Carlisle in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlisle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carlisle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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