Welcome to Weymouth ...
Weymouth is located in Norfolk County<1>.
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Weymouth was settled in 1630 and was incorporated in 1635.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Weymouth has a population of 57,760 people<2> (see below for details).
Weymouth is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Weymouth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Weymouth: 781 & 339<4>
The ZIP codes for Weymouth: 02188-02191<5>
Websites for Weymouth ...
Official Website: www.weymouth.ma.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weymouth had an population of 57,760 people. This is an increase of 7.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.99% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Weymouth had a population of 53,743 people (which is 7.99% of the total population of Norfolk County). This makes Weymouth the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Weymouth represents 0.82% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 53,743 people, the population of Weymouth has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 53,988 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Weymouth.
Communities Also Named Weymouth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Weymouth - they are located in Kentucky, New Jersey, Nova Scotia and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Weymouth.
Communities near Weymouth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Weymouth.
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Brockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
Google driving directions:
From your current location to Somerville
From Weymouth to Somerville
- Waltham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Medford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Brookline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Weymouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weymouth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Weymouth. 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 Weymouth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weymouth. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Weymouth.
Adding Weymouth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Weymouth 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 Weymouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Weymouth post office opened in 1804.
We also found Weymouth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Weymouth.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Weymouth: www.weymouth.ma.us/
The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/
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 Norfolk, 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 Weymouth. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weymouth - 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 781 code has been Overlayed with the 339 area code. New phone numbers in the Weymouth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 781 or 339. As a result, placing a call in the Weymouth 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 community (such as Weymouth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Weymouth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Weymouth includes: 02188, 2189, 2190 & 02191. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |