Welcome to Franklin ...

The city of Franklin is located in Norfolk County<1>.

Franklin was settled in 1660 and was incorporated in 1778.

When the people of Franklin refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Franklinite<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Franklin has a population of 34,126 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Franklin is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Franklin: (508) and (774)<5>

The ZIP code for Franklin: 02038<6>

Websites for Franklin ...

Official Website: www.franklin.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Franklin had an population of 34,126 people. This is an increase of 7.87% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Franklin had a population of 31,635 people. This makes Franklin the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Franklin represents 0.48% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 52nd most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Franklin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 84 communities that are also named Franklin - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California (4), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey (4), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franklin.

Communities near Franklin ...

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

• Providence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Brockton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Framingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Marlborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
  • Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
• Natick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Cumberland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 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 Franklin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin ...

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

Adding Franklin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Franklin 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 Franklin was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Franklin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklin: www.franklin.ma.us/

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/