Welcome to Newton ...

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

Newton was settled in 1639.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Newton has a population of 87,982 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Newton is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Newton: (617) and (857)<5>

The ZIP code for Newton: 02458<6>

Websites for Newton ...

Official Website: www.ci.newton.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Newton had an population of 87,982 people. This is an increase of 3.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newton had a population of 85,146 people (or 5.66% of the total population of Middlesex County). This makes Newton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Newton represents 1.3% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 85,146 people, the population of Newton increased 1.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 83,829 people).

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

Communities Also Named Newton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Newton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Newton ...

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

• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Lynn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Somerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Framingham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Medford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Weymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Peabody
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Revere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
  • Revere is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 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 Newton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Newton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newton ...

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

Adding Newton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Newton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Newton: www.ci.newton.ma.us/

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