Welcome to Westminster ...

Westminster is located in Worcester County<1>.

The location of Westminster has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Westminster was settled in 1737 and was incorporated in 1770.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Westminster has a population of 7,987 people<3> (see below for details).

Westminster is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Westminster: (978) & (351)<5>

The ZIP codes for Westminster: 01441, 01473<6>

Websites for Westminster ...

Official Website: www.westminster-ma.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Westminster had an population of 7,987 people. This is an increase of 9.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Westminster had a population of 7,277 people. This makes Westminster the county's 37th most populous community.

The population of Westminster represents 0.11% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 213rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,277 people, the population of Westminster increased 5.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,907 people).

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

Communities Also Named Westminster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Westminster - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Westminster ...

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

• Leominster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Shrewsbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
• Holden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
  • Holden is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,952 people
• Pepperell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
• Lunenburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Athol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Groton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
• Winchendon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 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 Westminster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westminster.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westminster ...

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

Adding Westminster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westminster 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 Westminster was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westminster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Westminster: www.westminster-ma.org/

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