Grafton, Massachusetts

Grafton, Massachusetts
Town
Grafton center in 2006
Flag Seal
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°12′25″N 71°41′10″W / 42.20694°N 71.68611°W / 42.20694; -71.68611
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1718
Incorporated	1735
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
• Town    Administrator	Evan Brassard
• Select Board	Mat Often Ray Mead Andy Jefferson Ann Marie Foley Mark Alimo
• Town Moderator	Dawn Anderson
Area
• Total	23.3 sq mi (60.3 km2)
• Land	22.7 sq mi (58.9 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation	425 ft (130 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	19,664
• Density	840/sq mi (330/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01519, 01536, 01560
Area code	508/774
FIPS code	25-26430
GNIS feature ID	0619480
Website	www.grafton-ma.gov

Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,664 at the 2020 census.^[1] The town consists of the North Grafton, Grafton, and South Grafton geographic areas, each with a separate ZIP Code. Incorporated in 1735, the town is home to a Nipmuc village known as Hassanamisco Reservation, the Willard House and Clock Museum, Community Harvest Project, and the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Grafton operates the state's largest on-call fire department, with 74 members.^{[citation needed]}