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Welcome to East Brookfield ...

East Brookfield is located in Worcester County<1>.

East Brookfield was settled in 1664 and was incorporated in 1920.

A typical abbreviation for East Brookfield: E. Brookfield

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Brookfield has a population of 2,207 people<2> (see below for details).

East Brookfield is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for East Brookfield: 508 & 774<4>

The ZIP code for East Brookfield: 01515<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Brookfield had an population of 2,207 people. This is an increase of 1.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Brookfield had a population of 2,183 people. This makes East Brookfield the county's 55th most populous community.

The population of East Brookfield represents 0.03% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 286th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,183 people, the population of East Brookfield increased 4.1% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,097 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Brookfield.

Communities Also Named East Brookfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named East Brookfield - they are located in Ohio and Vermont.

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

Communities near East Brookfield ...

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

  • Worcester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Shrewsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Holden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grafton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Webster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
    • Webster has also been known as:
    • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Webster
    • From East Brookfield to Webster
  • Southbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Auburn is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
  • Belchertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Millbury
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Millbury is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
  • Oxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 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 East Brookfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Brookfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Brookfield ...

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

Adding East Brookfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Brookfield 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 (so far) for East Brookfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the East Brookfield post office opened in 1833.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Brookfield.

Footnotes ...

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

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