Welcome to Milford ...

Milford is located in Worcester County<1>.

Milford was settled in 1662 and was incorporated in 1780.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milford has a population of 29,051 people<2> (see below for details).

Milford is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Milford: (508) and (774)<4>

The ZIP code for Milford: 01757<5>

Websites for Milford ...

Official Website:   www.milford.ma.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.milfordchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milford had an population of 29,051 people. This is an increase of 3.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milford had a population of 27,999 people. This makes Milford the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Milford represents 0.43% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 65th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 27,999 people, the population of Milford increased 4.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 26,799 people).

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

Communities Also Named Milford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Milford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Milford ...

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

• Worcester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Worcester is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
• Framingham
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Pawtucket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Attleboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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 Milford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milford ...

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

Adding Milford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Milford: www.milford.ma.us/

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