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Welcome to Watertown ...

The city of Watertown is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Watertown was settled in 1630.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Watertown had a population of 31,915 people.<2> (see below for details).

The community of Watertown is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Watertown: 617 & 857<4>

The ZIP codes for Watertown: 02471-02472, 02477<5>

Communities Also Named Watertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Watertown - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois (3), Kansas (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Watertown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.wbcc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Watertown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Watertown ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watertown. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Watertown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watertown ...

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

Adding Watertown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Watertown post office opened in 1802.

We also found Watertown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watertown.

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

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 Middlesex, 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 Watertown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Watertown - 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 617 code has been Overlayed with the 857 area code. New phone numbers in the Watertown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 617 or 857. As a result, placing a call in the Watertown 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 city (such as Watertown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Watertown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Watertown includes: 02471 & 02472.
<6>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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