Welcome to Walpole ...

Walpole is located in Norfolk County<1>.

Walpole was settled in 1659 and was incorporated in 1724.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walpole has a population of 25,165 people<2> (see below for details).

Walpole is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Walpole: (508) and (774)<4>

The ZIP code for Walpole: 02081<5>

Websites for Walpole ...

Official Website: www.walpole.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walpole had an population of 25,165 people. This is an increase of 4.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walpole had a population of 24,070 people. This makes Walpole the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Walpole represents 0.37% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 79th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,070 people, the population of Walpole increased 5.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 22,824 people).

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

Communities Also Named Walpole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Walpole - they are located in Illinois, Maine, New Hampshire and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Walpole ...

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

• Boston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Brockton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• Waltham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Walpole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walpole.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walpole. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Walpole.

Adding Walpole to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walpole 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 Walpole was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Walpole in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walpole.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Walpole: www.walpole.ma.us/

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

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