Northbridge, Massachusetts

Northbridge, Massachusetts
Northbridge, Massachusetts
Town
	Northbridge Town Hall
	Seal
	Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts.
	Coordinates: 42°09′05″N 71°39′00″W / 42.15139°N 71.65000°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1704
Incorporated	1772
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
Area
• Total	18.1 sq mi (46.8 km2)
• Land	17.2 sq mi (44.5 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Elevation	300 ft (91 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	16,335
• Density	950/sq mi (367/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP codes	01534, 01588
Area code	508 / 774
FIPS code	25-46925
GNIS feature ID	0618376
Website	http://www.northbridgemass.org/

Northbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,335 at the 2020 census. The Northbridge Town Hall is located at 7 Main Street in Whitinsville. The town is now a part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, of the National Park Service. Northbridge claims to history include: Native American Nipmuc lands, Colonel John Spring, who led the Uxbridge militia training company in the American Revolution, Samuel Spring, Revolutionary War Chaplain, the Residence of Ezra T. Benson 1830–1832, the birthplace of President Millard Fillmore's mother, Phoebe, and home to the Whitin Machine Works from 1831 to 1964.

For geographic and demographic information on the village of Whitinsville, please see the article Whitinsville, Massachusetts.