Welcome to Lexington ...

Lexington is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Lexington was settled in 1640 and was incorporated in 1713.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lexington has a population of 33,150 people<2> (see below for details).

Lexington is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lexington: (781) and (339)<4>

The ZIP codes for Lexington: 02420-02421<5>

Websites for Lexington ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lexington had an population of 33,150 people. This is an increase of 5.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lexington had a population of 31,394 people. This makes Lexington the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Lexington represents 0.48% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 54th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 31,394 people, the population of Lexington increased 3.42% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 30,355 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Lexington ...

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

• Boston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Lawrence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Framingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Medford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 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 Lexington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lexington.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexington. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lexington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lexington ...

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

Adding Lexington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lexington post office opened in 1812.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lexington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lexington: www.ci.lexington.ma.us/

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