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Welcome to Middleborough ...

The Middleborough is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middleborough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, the Middleborough has a population of 25,498 people<2> (see below for details).

Middleborough is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Middleborough: 508 & 774<4>

The ZIP codes for Middleborough: 02344, 02346, 02348-02349<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Middleborough had an population of 25,498 people. This is an increase of 10.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Middleborough had a population of 23,116 people. This makes Middleborough the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Middleborough represents 0.35% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 82nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23,116 people, the population of Middleborough increased 15.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 19,941 people).

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

Communities Also Named Middleborough ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Middleborough - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Middleborough ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Middleborough to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middleborough 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 Middleborough was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Middleborough in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middleborough.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middleborough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Plymouth, 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 Middleborough.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Middleborough - 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Middleborough area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Middleborough 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 Middleborough). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Middleborough or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Middleborough includes: 02344, 02346, 02348 & 02349.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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