Welcome to Wellesley ...Wellesley is located in Norfolk County<1>. Wellesley was settled in 1660 and was incorporated in 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wellesley has a population of 28,699 people<2> (see below for details). Wellesley is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wellesley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Wellesley: 781 & 339<4> The ZIP code for Wellesley: 02482<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wellesley had an population of 28,699 people. This is an increase of 2.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.84% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wellesley had a population of 27,982 people. This makes Wellesley the county's 9th most populous community. The population of Wellesley represents 0.43% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 27,982 people, the population of Wellesley increased 5.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 26,613 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wellesley. Communities Also Named Wellesley ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wellesley - they are located in Ontario and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wellesley. Websites for Wellesley ...Official Website: www.ci.wellesley.ma.us/ Communities near Wellesley ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wellesley.
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 Wellesley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wellesley. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wellesley. 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 Wellesley. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellesley. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wellesley. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellesley ...Looking for more information about Wellesley? 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 Wellesley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wellesley. Adding Wellesley to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wellesley 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 Wellesley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Wellesley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellesley. Footnotes ...
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