Welcome to Hudson ...

Hudson is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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

Hudson was settled in 1699 and was incorporated in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hudson has a population of 19,864 people<3> (see below for details).

Hudson is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Hudson: (978) and (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Hudson: 01749<6>

Websites for Hudson ...

Official Website: www.townofhudson.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hudson had an population of 19,864 people. This is an increase of 4.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hudson had a population of 19,063 people. This makes Hudson the county's 30th most populous community.

The population of Hudson represents 0.29% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 97th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,063 people, the population of Hudson increased 5.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,113 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hudson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Hudson - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hudson ...

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

• Worcester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Billerica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Leominster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Shrewsbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Natick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Chelmsford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
  • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 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 Hudson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hudson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hudson ...

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

Adding Hudson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hudson post office opened in 1866.

We also found Hudson in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hudson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hudson: www.townofhudson.org/

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