Welcome to Whitinsville ...
Whitinsville is located in Worcester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitinsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
Whitinsville is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Whitinsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Whitinsville: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for Whitinsville: 01588<4>
Communities near Whitinsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitinsville.
- Worcester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Framingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Framingham is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
- Woonsocket
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Marlborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Shrewsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
- North Attleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,965 people
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,941 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 Whitinsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitinsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitinsville. 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 Whitinsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitinsville. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Whitinsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitinsville ...
Looking for more information about Whitinsville? 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 Whitinsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitinsville.
Adding Whitinsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whitinsville 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 (so far) for Whitinsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Whitinsville post office opened in 1835.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitinsville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitinsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Whitinsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Whitinsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 Whitinsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whitinsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |