Welcome to East Walpole ...
East Walpole is located in Norfolk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Walpole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
A typical abbreviation for East Walpole: E. Walpole
East Walpole is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Walpole lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Walpole: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for East Walpole: 02032<4>
Communities near East Walpole ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Walpole.
- Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boston
- From East Walpole to Boston
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cambridge
- From East Walpole to Cambridge
- Brockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brockton
- From East Walpole to Brockton
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Quincy is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quincy
- From East Walpole to Quincy
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newton
- From East Walpole to Newton
- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Somerville
- From East Walpole to Somerville
- Framingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- 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 East Walpole to Framingham
- Waltham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waltham
- From East Walpole to Waltham
- Medford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Medford
- From East Walpole to Medford
- Malden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Malden
- From East Walpole to Malden
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 Walpole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Walpole.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Walpole. 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 Walpole.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Walpole. See our Newspapers Page for East Walpole.
Adding East Walpole to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Walpole 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 Walpole was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the East Walpole post office opened in 1854.
We also found East Walpole in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Walpole.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Walpole. 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Walpole - 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 Walpole area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the East Walpole 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 Walpole). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Walpole or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |