Welcome to Wollaston ...
Wollaston is located in Norfolk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wollaston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
Wollaston is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Wollaston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wollaston: 617 & 857<3>
The ZIP code for Wollaston: 02170<4>
Communities near Wollaston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wollaston.
- Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cambridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waltham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookline
(6 miles [9.7 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 Wollaston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wollaston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wollaston. 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 Wollaston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wollaston. See our Newspapers Page for Wollaston.
Adding Wollaston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wollaston 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 Wollaston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wollaston post office opened in 1871.
We also found Wollaston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wollaston.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wollaston - 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 617 code has been Overlayed with the 857 area code. New phone numbers in the Wollaston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 617 or 857. As a result, placing a call in the Wollaston 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 Wollaston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wollaston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |