Welcome to East Princeton ...
East Princeton is located in Worcester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Princeton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
A typical abbreviation for East Princeton: E. Princeton
East Princeton is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Princeton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Princeton: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for East Princeton: 01517<4>
Communities near East Princeton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Princeton.
- Worcester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leominster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marlborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shrewsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Holden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westborough
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Princeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Princeton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Princeton. 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 Princeton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Princeton. See our Newspapers Page for East Princeton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Princeton ...
Looking for more information about East Princeton? 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 Princeton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Princeton.
Adding East Princeton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Princeton 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 East Princeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Princeton post office opened in 1849.
We also found East Princeton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Princeton.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Princeton - 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the East Princeton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the East Princeton 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 East Princeton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Princeton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |