Leominster, Massachusetts

Leominster, Massachusetts
City
Downtown Leominster
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Pioneer Plastics City[a] The Birthplace of Johnny Appleseed[1]
Motto(s):  We Must, We Can and We Will Be Free.
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts
Leominster, Massachusetts Location in the United States of America
Coordinates: 42°31′30″N 71°45′37″W / 42.52500°N 71.76028°W / 42.52500; -71.76028
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1640
Incorporated	Jun 23, 1740 (T) Nov 2, 1915 (C)
Government
• Type	Mayor-council city
• Mayor	Dean J. Mazzarella
• City Council	Susan A. Chalifoux Zephir Brandon L. Robbins Thomas F. Ardinger Claire M. Freda Robert M. Tocci (Ward 1) Pauline M. Cormier (Ward 2) David R. Cormier (Ward 3) Mark C. Bodanza (Ward 4) Peter A. Angelini (Ward 5)
• School Committee	Dean J. Mazzerella Gregory K. Thomas Melissa Bible Salvatore Perla Jennifer Lee Alker (Ward 1) Ronald Houle (Ward 2) Sandra Cucchiara(Ward 3) Joshua Bowdridge (Ward 4) Eileen Griffin (Ward 5)
Area [2]
• Total	29.68 sq mi (76.87 km2)
• Land	28.82 sq mi (74.65 km2)
• Water	0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2)
Elevation	400 ft (123 m)
Population  (2022)census.gov
• Total	43,646
• Density	1,519.00/sq mi (586.49/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01453
Area code	508/978
FIPS code	25-35075
GNIS feature ID	0617697
Website	www.leominster-ma.gov

Leominster (/ˈlɛmənstər/ LEM-ən-stər) is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the second-largest city in Worcester County, with a population of 43,222^[3] at the 2023 census.^[4] Leominster is located north of Worcester and northwest of Boston. Both Route 2 and Route 12 pass through Leominster. Interstate 190, Route 13, and Route 117 all have starting/ending points in Leominster. Leominster is bounded by Fitchburg and Lunenburg to the north, Lancaster to the east, Sterling and Princeton to the south, and Westminster to the west.

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