Massachusetts · Census place 2563345

Southbridge Town, Massachusetts

Southbridge Town is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts with an estimated 18,106 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 53rd largest of 58 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
18,106
#53 of 58 in Massachusetts
Change since 2020
+2.3%
+402 people
Land area
20.2 sq mi
+ 0.62 sq mi water
Density
895 / sq mi
State median 2,852
Orange pin: Southbridge Town. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Boston.

Southbridge Town population, 2020 to 2024

Southbridge Town added 402 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.3%. In the latest year it moved by +104. Among 58 Massachusetts places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 18th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Massachusetts has 44,052 people, so Southbridge Town is 41% of it.

17.7k202017.8k202118.0k202218.0k202318.1k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 17,738. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Southbridge Town covers 20.24 square miles of land and 0.62 of water, for 895 people per square mile of land. The median Massachusetts place of 5,000+ has 2,852, so Southbridge Town is less dense than the typical town.

What county Southbridge Town is in

All of Southbridge Town's residents live in Worcester County, which had 881,248 residents in 2024. Southbridge Town holds 2.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Southbridge Town

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Southbridge Town by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 01550. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Southbridge Town is

The Census internal point of Southbridge Town is at 42.059700, -72.033900. Boston, the capital, is 53.7 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Worcester, MA (211,286 people), 18.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.059700, -72.033900
DMS
42°03'34.92"N 72°02'2.04"W
UTM
18N 745427.0E 4660662.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
87J93X58+VC

Daylight in Southbridge Town

At 42.06° N, Southbridge Town gets about 15 h 15 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 07 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 08 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Southbridge Town

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Massachusetts, measured between internal points. The closest is Palmer Town, 16.6 miles away, with 12,388 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Southbridge Town, MA?

18,106 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 402 (2.3%) from 17,704 in July 2020.

What county is Southbridge Town in?

Worcester County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Southbridge Town?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 01550.

How far is Southbridge Town from Boston?

53.7 miles (86.5 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Southbridge Town.

What is the nearest larger city to Southbridge Town?

Worcester, MA, with 211,286 residents, 18.6 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.