Welcome to Westwood ...

Westwood is located in Norfolk County<1>.

Westwood was settled in 1640 and was incorporated in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Westwood has a population of 16,402 people<2> (see below for details).

Westwood is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Westwood: 781 & 339<4>

The ZIP code for Westwood: 02090<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Westwood had an population of 16,402 people. This is an increase of 12.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Westwood had a population of 14,618 people. This makes Westwood the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Westwood represents 0.22% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 132nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,618 people, the population of Westwood increased 3.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,117 people).

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

Communities Also Named Westwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 81 communities that are also named Westwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (4), Michigan (4), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (10), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Quebec, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (3), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (6) and Washington (2).

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

Websites for Westwood ...

Official Website: www.townhall.westwood.ma.us/

Communities near Westwood ...

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

• Boston
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Waltham
  (11 miles [17.7 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
• Medford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 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 Westwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westwood.

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

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

Adding Westwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Westwood post office opened in 1897.

We also found Westwood on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Westwood: www.townhall.westwood.ma.us/

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

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