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Worcester County, Massachusetts

Worcester County, Massachusetts, has 888,502 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Worcester. It uses Eastern Time and covers 1,511 sq mi (3,913 km²) of land.

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Worcester County in Massachusetts
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Resident population, July 2025
888,502
Land area
1,511 sq mi (3,913 km²)
County seat or government
Worcester
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$95,939 ± $1,131
Median home value
$423,700 ± $3,371
Median rent, with utilities
$1,426 ± $19
Homes lived in by their owners
65.8% ± 0.5 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Worcester, MA metro areaCentral county
Water area
68.5 sq mi (177 km²)
State
Massachusetts
County code (FIPS)
25027
Coordinates (central point)
42.311693, -71.940282
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Worcester County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 0145343,851 people
  2. 0142041,839 people
  3. 0160439,812 people
  4. 0154538,876 people
  5. 0175730,609 people
  6. 0160530,579 people
  7. 0161030,444 people
  8. 0160227,092 people
  9. 0160622,844 people
  10. 0160922,047 people
  11. 0158121,944 people
  12. 0144021,276 people
All 87
  1. 0160320,868 people
  2. 0155017,928 people
  3. 0157017,748 people
  4. 0152016,912 people
  5. 0150116,877 people
  6. 0153215,750 people
  7. 0151015,563 people
  8. 0156914,304 people
  9. 0152713,961 people
  10. 0133113,922 people
  11. 0150713,435 people
  12. 0156212,008 people
  13. 0157111,929 people
  14. 0146211,919 people
  15. 0154010,979 people
  16. 0108210,392 people
  17. 0147510,265 people
  18. 0158810,258 people
  19. 017729,907 people
  20. 015909,422 people
  21. 015169,376 people
  22. 015439,353 people
  23. 015049,255 people
  24. 016078,706 people
  25. 015238,606 people
  26. 014738,374 people
  27. 015648,183 people
  28. 015198,058 people
  29. 015688,011 people
  30. 015837,606 people
  31. 015667,362 people
  32. 015366,860 people
  33. 014306,481 people
  34. 015246,327 people
  35. 017566,325 people
  36. 015346,230 people
  37. 017476,027 people
  38. 017405,737 people
  39. 014515,487 people
  40. 010055,204 people
  41. 016125,002 people
  42. 015604,984 people
  43. 015054,948 people
  44. 016084,932 people
  45. 015854,810 people
  46. 015354,760 people
  47. 014524,371 people
  48. 014684,183 people
  49. 014363,720 people
  50. 010103,705 people
  51. 015413,529 people
  52. 015063,460 people
  53. 015033,378 people
  54. 015293,160 people
  55. 015223,152 people
  56. 010832,858 people
  57. 015422,615 people
  58. 015182,598 people
  59. 016112,299 people
  60. 015372,278 people
  61. 015152,166 people
  62. 010311,676 people
  63. 010681,639 people
  64. 014341,564 people
  65. 013681,455 people
  66. 010921,200 people
  67. 013661,185 people
  68. 01531973 people
  69. 01745586 people
  70. 01037572 people
  71. 01074368 people
  72. 01438330 people
  73. 0109452 people
  74. 015250 people
  75. 015610 people

87 ZIP Code areas overlap Worcester County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Towns in Worcester County, largest first

  1. Town of Shrewsbury38,876 people
  2. Town of Milford30,431 people
  3. Town of Westborough21,944 people
  4. Town of Holden20,064 people
  5. Town of Grafton19,902 people
  6. Town of Webster17,748 people
  7. Town of Auburn16,970 people
  8. Town of Northbridge16,458 people
  9. Town of Northborough15,750 people
  10. Town of Clinton15,563 people
  11. Town of Uxbridge14,473 people
  12. Town of Millbury13,961 people
All 55
  1. Town of Charlton13,435 people
  2. Town of Oxford13,385 people
  3. Town of Athol12,011 people
  4. Town of Spencer12,008 people
  5. Town of Dudley11,929 people
  6. Town of Lunenburg11,902 people
  7. Town of Leicester11,113 people
  8. Town of Southborough10,493 people
  9. Town of Winchendon10,440 people
  10. Town of Sturbridge9,960 people
  11. Town of Sutton9,452 people
  12. Town of Rutland9,353 people
  13. Town of Blackstone9,255 people
  14. Town of Douglas9,207 people
  15. Town of Lancaster8,606 people
  16. Town of Westminster8,374 people
  17. Town of Templeton8,252 people
  18. Town of Upton8,189 people
  19. Town of Sterling8,183 people
  20. Town of West Boylston7,782 people
  21. Town of Harvard6,927 people
  22. Town of Ashburnham6,415 people
  23. Town of Mendon6,325 people
  24. Town of Hopedale6,027 people
  25. Town of Bolton5,737 people
  26. Town of Barre5,572 people
  27. Town of Warren5,009 people
  28. Town of Paxton5,002 people
  29. Town of Boylston4,948 people
  30. Town of North Brookfield4,760 people
  31. Town of Hubbardston4,371 people
  32. Town of West Brookfield3,859 people
  33. Town of Princeton3,529 people
  34. Town of Brookfield3,460 people
  35. Town of Berlin3,378 people
  36. Town of Millville3,160 people
  37. Town of Hardwick2,684 people
  38. Town of East Brookfield2,166 people
  39. Town of Phillipston1,895 people
  40. Town of Oakham1,639 people
  41. Town of Royalston1,460 people
  42. Town of Petersham1,185 people
  43. Town of New Braintree973 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All towns in Massachusetts, by county

School districts in Worcester County, largest first

  1. Worcester School District207,055 people
  2. Wachusett School District46,131 people
  3. Leominster School District43,909 people
  4. Fitchburg School District41,798 people
  5. Shrewsbury School District38,876 people
  6. Milford School District30,431 people
  7. Northborough-Southborough School District26,243 people
  8. Dudley-Charlton Regional School District25,364 people
  9. Westborough School District21,944 people
  10. Tantasqua School District21,637 people
  11. Nashoba School District21,508 people
  12. Gardner School District21,148 people
All 45
  1. Grafton School District19,902 people
  2. Southbridge School District17,928 people
  3. Webster School District17,748 people
  4. Auburn School District16,970 people
  5. Northbridge School District16,458 people
  6. Northborough School District15,750 people
  7. Clinton School District15,563 people
  8. Quabbin School District15,239 people
  9. Ashburnham-Westminster School District14,789 people
  10. Mendon-Upton School District14,514 people
  11. Uxbridge School District14,473 people
  12. Spencer-East Brookfield School District14,174 people
  13. Millbury School District13,961 people
  14. Athol-Royalston School District13,471 people
  15. Oxford School District13,385 people
  16. Blackstone-Millville School District12,415 people
  17. Lunenburg School District11,902 people
  18. Leicester School District11,113 people
  19. Ralph C. Mahar School District10,662 people
  20. Southborough School District10,493 people
  21. Winchendon School District10,440 people
  22. Narragansett School District10,147 people
  23. Sturbridge School District9,960 people
  24. Sutton School District9,452 people
  25. Douglas School District9,207 people
  26. Quaboag Regional School District8,868 people
  27. Berlin-Boylston School District8,326 people
  28. West Boylston School District7,782 people
  29. Harvard School District6,927 people
  30. Hopedale School District6,027 people
  31. North Brookfield School District4,760 people
  32. Brookfield School District3,460 people
  33. Petersham School District1,185 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Worcester County, largest first

  1. Hassanamisco (state) Reservation21 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Worcester, Massachusetts (city)207,055 people
  2. Leominster, Massachusetts (city)43,909 people
  3. Fitchburg, Massachusetts (city)41,798 people
  4. Milford, Massachusetts (CDP)27,731 people
  5. Gardner, Massachusetts (city)21,148 people
  6. Southbridge Town, Massachusetts (city)17,928 people
  7. Webster, Massachusetts (CDP)12,228 people
  8. Athol, Massachusetts (CDP)8,801 people
  9. Clinton, Massachusetts (CDP)7,658 people
  10. Whitinsville, Massachusetts (CDP)7,115 people
  11. Northborough, Massachusetts (CDP)6,392 people
  12. Oxford, Massachusetts (CDP)5,671 people
All 35
  1. Spencer, Massachusetts (CDP)5,661 people
  2. Westborough, Massachusetts (CDP)4,699 people
  3. Hopedale, Massachusetts (CDP)4,360 people
  4. Winchendon, Massachusetts (CDP)4,331 people
  5. Upton, Massachusetts (CDP)3,234 people
  6. Cordaville, Massachusetts (CDP)2,989 people
  7. East Douglas, Massachusetts (CDP)2,987 people
  8. North Brookfield, Massachusetts (CDP)2,659 people
  9. Baldwinville, Massachusetts (CDP)2,528 people
  10. Sturbridge, Massachusetts (CDP)2,443 people
  11. Fiskdale, Massachusetts (CDP)2,311 people
  12. South Lancaster, Massachusetts (CDP)2,177 people
  13. Lunenburg, Massachusetts (CDP)2,057 people
  14. Rutland, Massachusetts (CDP)2,019 people
  15. Devens, Massachusetts (CDP)1,723 people
  16. West Brookfield, Massachusetts (CDP)1,563 people
  17. South Ashburnham, Massachusetts (CDP)1,500 people
  18. East Brookfield, Massachusetts (CDP)1,445 people

See all 35 cities, towns and communities in Worcester County, largest first

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Middlesex County, Massachusetts30 mi northeast
  2. Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut32 mi south
  3. Providence County, Rhode Island36 mi southeast
  4. Hampshire County, Massachusetts37 mi west
  5. Hampden County, Massachusetts38 mi west
  6. Franklin County, Massachusetts38 mi northwest
  7. Norfolk County, Massachusetts40 mi east
  8. Hillsborough County, New Hampshire43 mi north
  9. Cheshire County, New Hampshire45 mi north

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