Devens, Massachusetts

Devens, Massachusetts
Devens Charity Chili Cookoff
Motto: 
"More Than a Home. A Community"
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°32′14″N 71°36′56″W / 42.53722°N 71.61556°W / 42.53722; -71.61556
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountiesMiddlesex, Worcester
TownsAyer, Shirley, Harvard
Area
  Total
6.87 sq mi (17.80 km2)
  Land6.78 sq mi (17.57 km2)
  Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,697
  Density250.15/sq mi (96.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
Area code978
FIPS code25-16840
Websitewww.devenscommunity.com

Devens is a regional enterprise zone and census-designated place in the towns of Ayer and Shirley (in Middlesex County) and Harvard (in Worcester County) in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the successor to Fort Devens, a military post that operated from 1917 to 1996. The population was 1,697 at the 2020 census, down from 1,840 in 2010.