Welcome to Granby ...

Granby is located in Hampshire County<1>.

The location of Granby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Granby was settled in 1727 and was incorporated in 1768.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Granby has a population of 6,304 people<3> (see below for details).

Granby is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Granby is within the boundaries of the (413) area code.

The ZIP code for Granby: 01033<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Granby had an population of 6,304 people. This is an increase of 1.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Granby had a population of 6,240 people. This makes Granby the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Granby represents 0.1% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 227th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,240 people, the population of Granby increased 1.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,132 people).

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

Communities Also Named Granby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Granby - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Missouri, Quebec (3) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Granby ...

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

• Springfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
• Chicopee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Enfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
• Westfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
• Amherst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Holyoke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Agawam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Agawam is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
• West Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
  • West Springfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
• Northampton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Ludlow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 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 Granby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Granby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Granby ...

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

Adding Granby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Granby 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 Granby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Granby post office opened in 1822.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Granby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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