Billerica, Massachusetts | |
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Motto: America's Yankee Doodle Town[1] | |
Coordinates: 42°33′30″N 71°16′10″W / 42.55833°N 71.26944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Middlesex |
Region | New England |
Settled | 1652 |
Incorporated | May 29, 1655 |
Named for | Billericay |
Government | |
• Type | Representative town meeting |
• Town Manager | Clancy Main |
Area | |
• Total | 26.4 sq mi (68.3 km2) |
• Land | 25.9 sq mi (67.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
Elevation | 250 ft (76 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42,119 |
• Density | 1,600/sq mi (620/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 01821 (Billerica), 01862 (North Billerica) |
Area code | 351 / 978 |
FIPS code | 25-05805 |
GNIS feature ID | 0618217 |
Website | www.town.billerica.ma.us |
Billerica (/bɪlˈrɪkə/ ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 42,119 according to the 2020 census.[2] It takes its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.