Welcome to Melrose ...

The city of Melrose is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Melrose was settled in 1629.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Melrose has a population of 28,040 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Melrose is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Melrose: (781) & (339)<4>

The ZIP codes for Melrose: 02176-02177<5>

Websites for Melrose ...

Official Website: www.cityofmelrose.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Melrose had an population of 28,040 people. This is an increase of 3.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Melrose had a population of 26,983 people. This makes Melrose the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Melrose represents 0.41% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 68th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 26,983 people, the population of Melrose has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 27,134 people).

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

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 67 communities that are also named Melrose - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (3), Iowa (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Virginia (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Melrose ...

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

• Boston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Lawrence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Waltham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 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 Melrose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melrose.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Melrose. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Melrose.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melrose ...

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

Adding Melrose to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melrose.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Melrose: www.cityofmelrose.org/

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