Needham, Massachusetts

Needham, Massachusetts
Town
Town Hall
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Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts
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Coordinates: 42°17′00″N 71°14′00″W / 42.28333°N 71.23333°W / 42.28333; -71.23333
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Norfolk
Settled	1680
Incorporated	1711
Named for	Needham Market
Government
Area
• Total	32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
• Land	32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
• Water	0.2 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (162 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	32,091
• Density	981.4/km2 (2,546.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	02492 and 02494
Area code	781
FIPS code	25-44105
GNIS feature ID	0618325
Website	www.needhamma.gov

Needham (/ˈniːdəm/ NEED-əm) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb of Boston, its population was 32,091 at the 2020 U.S. Census. It is the home of Olin College.