Welcome to Gardner ...

The city of Gardner is located in Worcester County<1>.

Gardner was settled in 1764.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gardner has a population of 20,664 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Gardner is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Gardner: (978) & (351)<4>

The ZIP code for Gardner: 01440<5>

Websites for Gardner ...

Official Website:   www.ci.gardner.ma.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gardnerma.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gardner had an population of 20,664 people. This is an increase of 2.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gardner had a population of 20,228 people. This makes Gardner the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Gardner represents 0.31% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 94th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,228 people, the population of Gardner decreased 2.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 20,770 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gardner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Gardner - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Gardner ...

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

• Leominster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Holden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
• Lunenburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Athol
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Winchendon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Townsend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• Rutland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
• Sterling
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 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 Gardner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gardner.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardner. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gardner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gardner ...

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

Adding Gardner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gardner 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 Gardner was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Gardner in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gardner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gardner: www.ci.gardner.ma.us/

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