Bellingham, Massachusetts
Bellingham, Massachusetts | |
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Bellingham Town Hall | |
Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′12″N 71°28′30″W / 42.08667°N 71.47500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Norfolk |
| Settled | 1713 |
| Incorporated | 1719 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.2 km2 (19.0 sq mi) |
| • Land | 47.9 km2 (18.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 89 m (293 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,945 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 02019 |
| Area code | 508/774 |
| FIPS code | 25-04930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618315 |
| Website | www |
Bellingham (/ˈbɛlɪŋˌhæ̃m/) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,945 at the 2020 census. The town sits on the southwestern fringe of Metropolitan Boston, along the rapidly growing "outer belt" that is Interstate 495. It is formally a part of the Boston–Cambridge–Quincy metropolitan statistical area, as well as the Providence metropolitan area.
For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Bellingham, please see the article Bellingham (CDP), Massachusetts.