Billerica
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town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Middlesex
- Incorporated
- May 29, 1655
- Named after
- Billericay
- Type
- Representative town meeting
- Town manager
- Clancy Main
- Total
- 26.4 sq mi (68.3 km )
- Land
- 25.9 sq mi (67.1 km )
- Water
- 0.50 sq mi (1.3 km )
- Elevation
- 249 ft (76 m)
- Density
- 1,630/sq mi (628/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 01821 (Billerica) 01862 ( North Billerica )
- Area code
- 351 / 978
- Fips code
- 25-05805
- Gnis feature id
- 0618217
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Billerica is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 42,119 according to the 2020 census. The town is located in Eastern Massachusetts approximately 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Boston. It takes its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.
History
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