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Welcome to Norwell ...

Norwell is located in Plymouth County<1>.

Norwell was settled in 1634 and was incorporated in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Norwell has a population of 11,164 people<2> (see below for details).

Norwell is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Norwell: 781 & 339<4>

The ZIP code for Norwell: 02061<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Norwell had an population of 11,164 people. This is an increase of 6.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Norwell had a population of 10,506 people. This makes Norwell the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Norwell represents 0.16% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,506 people, the population of Norwell increased 7.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,765 people).

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

Websites for Norwell ...

Official Website: www.norwellma.virtualtownhall.net/

Communities near Norwell ...

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

  • Boston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brockton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Quincy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weymouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Braintree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Stoughton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bridgewater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Norwell. See our Newspapers Page for Norwell.

Adding Norwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norwell 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 Norwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Norwell post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norwell.

The official website for Norwell: www.norwellma.virtualtownhall.net/

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 Norwell.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Norwell - 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 781 code has been Overlayed with the 339 area code. New phone numbers in the Norwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 781 or 339. As a result, placing a call in the Norwell 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 Norwell). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Norwell or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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