Welcome to Hopkinton ...

Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Hopkinton was settled in 1715 and was incorporated in 1715.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hopkinton has a population of 18,475 people<2> (see below for details).

Hopkinton is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Hopkinton: (508) & (774)<4>

The ZIP code for Hopkinton: 01748<5>

Websites for Hopkinton ...

Official Website: www.hopkinton.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hopkinton had an population of 18,475 people. This is an increase of 23.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 38.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hopkinton had a population of 14,925 people. This makes Hopkinton the county's 34th most populous community.

The population of Hopkinton represents 0.23% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,925 people, the population of Hopkinton increased 11.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 13,346 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hopkinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hopkinton - they are located in Iowa, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Hopkinton ...

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

• Worcester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Woonsocket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Shrewsbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Natick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Cumberland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Franklin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 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 Hopkinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hopkinton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopkinton. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hopkinton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hopkinton ...

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

Adding Hopkinton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hopkinton post office opened in 1818.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hopkinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hopkinton: www.hopkinton.org/

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