Linwood | |
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 Historic Linwood Mill | |
  Linwood Location within the state of Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′50″N 71°38′41″W / 42.09722°N 71.64472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Worcester |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 01525 |
| GNIS feature ID | 611020[1] |
Linwood is a village with its own post office in the towns of Northbridge and Uxbridge, Massachusetts, United States.
The zip code of the Linwood post office is 01525. As a village of both Uxbridge and Northbridge,[2] Linwood has separate municipal services from Uxbridge or Northbridge, for fire, police, EMS, School district, public works, and other services, depending on the town (township) boundary. Worcester County, Massachusetts Sheriff, Lewis Evangelidis runs corrections, and court services from West Boylston, and Worcester District is the regional judicial jurisdiction. The Uxbridge district court serves surrounding towns. Linwood is closest to the villages of Whitinsville, and North Uxbridge. The village of Linwood was predominantly settled by French Canadians, who historically worked in the local textile industry.[2] The Whitin Cotton Mills at Linwood were the principal industry and are a good example of the industrial architecture of the 19th century.
- ^ "Linwood, Massachusetts". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ a b "Walking tours - Uxbridge". Blackstone Daily. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
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