Melrose, Massachusetts

Melrose, Massachusetts
Downtown Melrose
Flag of Melrose, Massachusetts
Official seal of Melrose, Massachusetts
Motto: 
One Community Open to All
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Melrose, Massachusetts is located in the United States
Melrose, Massachusetts
Melrose, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°27′30″N 71°04′00″W / 42.45833°N 71.06667°W / 42.45833; -71.06667
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1629
Incorporated1850
City1900
Government
 • TypeMayor-council city
 • MayorJennifer Grigoraitis
Area
 • Total4.77 sq mi (12.35 km2)
 • Land4.68 sq mi (12.13 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation
133 ft (41 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total29,817
 • Density6,365.71/sq mi (2,458.07/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
02176
Area code339/781
FIPS code25-40115
GNIS feature ID0612780
Websitewww.cityofmelrose.org

Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situated in the center of the triangle created by Interstates 93, 95 and U.S. Route 1.

The land that comprises Melrose was first settled in 1628 and was once part of Charlestown and then Malden. It became the Town of Melrose in 1850 and then the City of Melrose in 1900.[2]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Goss, Elbridge Henry (1876). The Centennial Fourth: Historical Address Delivered in Town Hall, Melrose, Mass., July 4, 1876. p. 35. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2018.