Welcome to Stoneham ...

Stoneham is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Stoneham was settled in 1645 and was incorporated in 1725.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stoneham has a population of 24,157 people<2> (see below for details).

Stoneham is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Stoneham: (781) & (339)<4>

The ZIP code for Stoneham: 02180<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stoneham had an population of 24,157 people. This is an increase of 12.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stoneham had a population of 21,437 people. This makes Stoneham the county's 28th most populous community.

The population of Stoneham represents 0.33% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,437 people, the population of Stoneham decreased 3.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 22,219 people).

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

Communities Also Named Stoneham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Stoneham - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Maine, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Texas.

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

Communities near Stoneham ...

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

• Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Lawrence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Waltham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 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 Stoneham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stoneham.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoneham. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stoneham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stoneham ...

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

Adding Stoneham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stoneham post office opened in 1822.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stoneham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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