Welcome to Methuen ...

The city of Methuen is located in Essex County<1>.

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

Methuen was settled in 1642.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Methuen has a population of 50,742 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Methuen is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Methuen: (978) & (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Methuen: 01844<6>

Websites for Methuen ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Methuen had an population of 50,742 people. This is an increase of 7.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Methuen had a population of 47,255 people (or 6.34% of the total population of Essex County). This makes Methuen the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Methuen represents 0.72% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 47,255 people, the population of Methuen increased 7.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 43,789 people).

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

Communities near Methuen ...

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

• Lowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <7>
• Peabody
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Billerica
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Beverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Woburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woburn
  • Woburn is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,135 people
• Chelmsford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
  • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
• Derry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <7>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,003 people
• Dracut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dracut
  • Dracut is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,423 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 Methuen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Methuen.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Methuen. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Methuen.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Methuen ...

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

Adding Methuen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Methuen 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 Methuen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Methuen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Methuen: www.ci.methuen.ma.us/

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