Belmont, Massachusetts

Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts
Town
	Looking north on Leonard Street in the town center
	Seal
	Motto: "The Town of Homes"
	Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
	Coordinates: 42°23′45″N 71°10′45″W / 42.39583°N 71.17917°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Middlesex
Settled	1636
Incorporated	1859
Government
• Type	Representative town meeting
• Town Administrator	Patrice Garvin
Area
• Total	4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2)
• Land	4.7 sq mi (12.1 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	44 ft (13 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	27,295
• Density	5,800/sq mi (2,200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	02478
Area code	617 / 857
FIPS code	25-05070
GNIS feature ID	0618216
Website	www.belmont-ma.gov

Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a western suburb of Boston; and is part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. At the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 27,295, an increase of 10.4% from 2010.^[2]

^ "Belmont Massachusetts". Belmont Massachusetts. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ "Map: See how each Mass. town has changed according to new census data". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 15, 2021.