Welcome to North Oxford ...
North Oxford is located in Worcester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Oxford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.
A typical abbreviation for North Oxford: N. Oxford
North Oxford is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Oxford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for North Oxford: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for North Oxford: 01537<4>
Communities Also Named North Oxford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Oxford - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Oxford.
Communities near North Oxford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Oxford.
- Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Shrewsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Holden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Westborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westborough is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,063 people
- Hopkinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
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- Burrillville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Southbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 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 North Oxford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Oxford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Oxford. 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 North Oxford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Oxford. See our Newspapers Page for North Oxford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Oxford ...
Looking for more information about North Oxford? 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 North Oxford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Oxford.
Adding North Oxford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Oxford 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 (so far) for North Oxford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the North Oxford post office opened in 1836.
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Oxford.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Oxford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 North Oxford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the North Oxford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 North Oxford). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Oxford or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |