ZIP Code 02420
About Lexington
Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was first settled by Europeans c. 1642 as a farming community. Lexington is well known as the site of the first shots of the American Revolutionary War, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775, where the "Shot heard 'round the world" took place. It is home to Minute Man National Historical Park.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
16,287
population
$233,068
median household income
2,314
people / sq mi
$1,148,100
median home value
$2,771
median gross rent
45.1
median age
5,759
housing units
5,572
households
7.0
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 02420
- Buckman Tavern museum
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum museum
- Cary Memorial Building theatre
- Baskin Playground park
- Kinneens Park park
- Marvin Street Play Area park
- Tower Park park
- Bannon Hill nature
- Bucks Hill nature
- Granny Hill nature
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- pharmacy
- fast_food
- bank
- gym
Brands
- Citizens Bank (1)
- Dunkin' (1)
- M&T Bank (1)
- Peet's Coffee (1)
- Qdoba (1)
- Starbucks (1)
- Stop & Shop (1)
- Walgreens (1)