Welcome to Winchendon ...

Winchendon is located in Worcester County<1>.

Winchendon was settled in 1753 and was incorporated in 1764.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Winchendon has a population of 10,879 people<2> (see below for details).

Winchendon is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Winchendon: 978 & 351<4>

The ZIP code for Winchendon: 01475<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winchendon had an population of 10,879 people. This is an increase of 5.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winchendon had a population of 10,300 people. This makes Winchendon the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Winchendon represents 0.16% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 175th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,300 people, the population of Winchendon increased 7.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,611 people).

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

Communities near Winchendon ...

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

Leominster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leominster
- From Winchendon to Leominster
Fitchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fitchburg
- From Winchendon to Fitchburg
Gardner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gardner
- From Winchendon to Gardner
Lunenburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lunenburg
- From Winchendon to Lunenburg
Athol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Athol is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Athol
- From Winchendon to Athol
Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Townsend
- From Winchendon to Townsend
Templeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
Westminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Westminster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Westminster
- From Winchendon to Westminster
Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orange
- From Winchendon to Orange
Swanzey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swanzey
- From Winchendon to Swanzey

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 Winchendon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winchendon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winchendon ...

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

Adding Winchendon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winchendon 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 Winchendon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Winchendon post office opened in 1796.

We also found Winchendon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winchendon.

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>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Winchendon.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winchendon - 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 978 code has been Overlayed with the 351 area code. New phone numbers in the Winchendon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 978 or 351. As a result, placing a call in the Winchendon 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 Winchendon). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Winchendon or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/