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Welcome to Worcester ...The city of Worcester is located in Worcester County<1> and is the County Seat for Worcester County. Worcester was settled in 1673. When the people of Worcester refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Worcesterite<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Worcester has a population of 185,371 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Worcester is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Worcester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Worcester: (508) and (774)<5> The ZIP codes for Worcester: 01601-01610, 01613-01615, 01653-01655<6> The Pronunciation of Worcester ..We have heard more than one pronunciation for Worcester:<7> Wuss-ter Wuh-stir Websites for Worcester ...Official Website: www.ci.worcester.ma.us/ Chamber of Commerce: www.worcesterchamber.org/ Junior League: www.jlwma.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Worcester had an population of 185,371 people. This is an increase of 2.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.37% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Worcester had a population of 181,045 people (or 22.67% of the total population of Worcester County). This makes Worcester the county's most populous community. The population of Worcester represents 2.77% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 181,045 people, the population of Worcester increased 4.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 172,648 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Worcester. Communities Also Named Worcester ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Worcester - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Vermont and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Worcester. Communities near Worcester ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Worcester.
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 Worcester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Worcester. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Worcester. 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 Worcester. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Worcester. Our list includes 170 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Worcester. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Worcester ...Looking for more information about Worcester? 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 Worcester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Worcester. Adding Worcester to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Worcester 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 Worcester was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1860. We also found Worcester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Worcester. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Worcester: www.ci.worcester.ma.us/ The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/ Footnotes ...
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