Welcome to Phillipston ...

Phillipston is located in Worcester County<1>.

Phillipston was settled in 1751 and was incorporated in 1786.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Phillipston has a population of 1,745 people<2> (see below for details).

Phillipston is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Phillipston: 01331<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Phillipston had an population of 1,745 people. This is an increase of 3.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Phillipston had a population of 1,682 people. This makes Phillipston the county's 57th most populous community.

The population of Phillipston represents 0.03% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 304th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,682 people, the population of Phillipston increased 3.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,621 people).

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

Communities Also Named Phillipston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Phillipston - they are located in Louisiana, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Phillipston ...

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

• Leominster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Gardner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Holden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Athol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Winchendon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Rutland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,024 people
• Westminster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
• Orange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
• Ashburnham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
  • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 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 Phillipston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phillipston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillipston ...

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

Adding Phillipston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phillipston 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 Phillipston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Phillipston post office opened in 1821.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phillipston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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