Around Worcester ...
For comparison, Worcester has a population of 185,000 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Worcester, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quinsigamond Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quinsigamond Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsigamond Village
- North Worcester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Shrewsbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,701 people
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leicester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- North Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grafton
- Boylston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Millbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Millbury is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millbury
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
For more communities neighboring Worcester, please visit our County-by-County Page for Worcester.
Worcester County ...
Worcester is located in Worcester County<2> and is the County Seat.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Curious and Interesting Names Near Worcester ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Worcester.
Airports Near Worcester ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Worcester and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Worcester.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Massachusetts:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Worcester. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Worcester), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |