Welcome to Tewksbury ...

Tewksbury is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The pronunciation of Tewksbury: tooks-bury<2>

Tewksbury was settled in 1637 and was incorporated in 1734.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tewksbury has a population of 31,185 people<3> (see below for details).

Tewksbury is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Tewksbury: (978) & (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Tewksbury: 01876<6>

Websites for Tewksbury ...

Official Website: www.tewksbury.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tewksbury had an population of 31,185 people. This is an increase of 7.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tewksbury had a population of 28,961 people. This makes Tewksbury the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Tewksbury represents 0.44% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,961 people, the population of Tewksbury has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 28,851 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tewksbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tewksbury - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Tewksbury ...

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

• Boston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (17 miles [27.4 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
• Lynn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Nashua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <7>
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Lawrence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Waltham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 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 Tewksbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tewksbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tewksbury ...

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

Adding Tewksbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tewksbury 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 Tewksbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Tewksbury post office opened in 1811.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tewksbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tewksbury: www.tewksbury.net/

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