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Needham
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town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Norfolk
- Named after
- Needham Market
- Town manager
- Katie King
- Total
- 12.7 sq mi (32.9 km )
- Land
- 12.6 sq mi (32.7 km )
- Water
- 0.077 sq mi (0.2 km )
- Elevation
- 161 ft (49 m)
- Density
- 2,542/sq mi (981.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 02492 (Needham) 02494 ( Needham Heights )
- Fips code
- 25-44105
- Gnis feature id
- 0618325
- Website
- needhamma .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- New England town
- Official name
- Needham
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Norfolk County
- Population
- 32091
- Area
- 12.7
- Elevation
- 49
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Boston
- Official website
- www.needhamma.gov
- Image
- NeedhamMA TownHall.jpg
- Households
- 10765
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- Commons category
- Needham, Massachusetts
- topic's main category
- Category:Needham, Massachusetts
- inception
- 1680-01-01
- different from
- Needham
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Needham, Massachusetts
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Needham, Massachusetts
- per capita income
- 80532
- postal code
- 02492
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Needham (/ˈniːdəm/ NEED-əm) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 in the 2020 U.S. Census. It is the home of Olin College of Engineering. It is also home to 4 commuter rail stations along the Needham Line.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Needham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.