Natick, Massachusetts | |
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Town of Natick | |
Nickname: Home of Champions | |
Coordinates: 42°17′00″N 71°21′00″W / 42.28333°N 71.35000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Middlesex |
Settled | 1651 |
Incorporated | 1781 |
Government | |
• Type | Representative town meeting |
Area | |
• Total | 16.1 sq mi (41.6 km2) |
• Land | 15.1 sq mi (39.1 km2) |
• Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
Elevation | 181 ft (55 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 37,006 |
• Density | 2,450.7/sq mi (946.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 01760 |
Area code | 508/774 |
FIPS code | 25-43895 |
GNIS feature ID | 0619407 |
Website | www.natickma.gov |
Natick (/ˈneɪtɪk/ NAY-tik) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 37,006 at the 2020 census.[1] 10 miles (16 km) west of Boston, Natick is part of the Greater Boston area. Massachusetts's center of population was in Natick at the censuses of 2000–2020, most recently in the vicinity of Hunters Lane.[2]