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Welcome to Harvard ...

Harvard is located in Worcester County<1>.

Harvard was settled in 1704 and was incorporated in 1732.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harvard has a population of 6,612 people<2> (see below for details).

Harvard is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Harvard: 978 & 351<4>

The ZIP code for Harvard: 01451<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harvard had an population of 6,612 people. This is an increase of 1.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harvard had a population of 6,520 people. This makes Harvard the county's 38th most populous community.

The population of Harvard represents 0.1% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 222nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,520 people, the population of Harvard increased 9.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,981 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harvard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Harvard - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, New York and Texas.

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

Websites for Harvard ...

Official Website: www.harvard.ma.us/

Communities near Harvard ...

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

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 Harvard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harvard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harvard ...

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

Adding Harvard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harvard 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 Harvard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Harvard post office opened in 1811.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvard.

The official website for Harvard: www.harvard.ma.us/

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 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 Harvard.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harvard - 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 978 code has been Overlayed with the 351 area code. New phone numbers in the Harvard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 978 or 351. As a result, placing a call in the Harvard 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 Harvard). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harvard or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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