Town guide

Dunstable, Massachusetts

Dunstable is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 3,408 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP code is 01827.

Homes sold for a median of $306 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3,408207 per sq mi
Median home value$674,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$306Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking78%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Dunstable

1 ZIP code

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Around Dunstable

Distances

Nearest major airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)33 miles away
Closer regional airportLaurence G Hanscom Field (BED)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA34 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY188 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Dunstable; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Dunstable

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Dunstable had 3,358 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2000.

It’s the 270th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Middlesex County grew from 565,696 residents in 1900 to 1,632,002 in 2020.

Dunstable population by census2000: 2,829, 2010: 3,179, 2020: 3,3582,82920003,17920103,3582020

Middlesex County, 1900–2020

Middlesex County population, 1900 to 20201900: 565,696, 1910: 669,915, 1920: 778,352, 1930: 934,924, 1940: 971,390, 1950: 1,064,569, 1960: 1,238,742, 1970: 1,397,268, 1980: 1,367,034, 1990: 1,398,468, 2000: 1,465,396, 2010: 1,503,085, 2020: 1,632,002566K’00’10778K’20’30971K’40’501.2M’60’701.4M’80’901.5M’00’101.6M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near DunstableJan: high 35°F, low 14°F, 3 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 16°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 24°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 35°F, 3.9 in; May: high 69°F, low 46°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 62°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 60°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 52°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 39°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 29°F, 3.7 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 20°F, 4.5 in35°14°Jan3.038°16°Feb3.145°24°Mar4.158°35°Apr3.969°46°May3.679°56°Jun4.285°62°Jul3.683°60°Aug3.775°52°Sep4.262°39°Oct4.751°29°Nov3.740°20°Dec4.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nashua Cwsu, NH weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Middlesex County

963,417 jobs at 44,624 businesses in Middlesex County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Middlesex CountyProfessional services: 159,471 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 126,002 jobs; Educational services: 92,086 jobs; Retail trade: 79,115 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 68,258 jobs; Manufacturing: 67,626 jobs; Information: 67,368 jobs; Wholesale trade: 51,000 jobsProfessional services 17% Health care and social assistance 13% Educational services 10% Retail trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 7% Manufacturing 7% Information 7% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dunstable.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Joseph HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Nashua5.3 miles
  • Southern Nh Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Nashua5.9 miles
  • Lowell General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lowell8.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers5

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Dunstable

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Roby Park · 57 acres2.7 mi
  • Shady Glade - Trail Head2.3 mi

Grocery stores

  • EZ Indian Grocery Store3.3 mi
  • Market Basket3.5 mi
  • Shaw's3.6 mi
  • Whole Foods Market3.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Costco Pharmacy3.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.6 mi
  • Walgreens3.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Dunstable Free Public Library0.4 mi

Museums

  • Littlefield Library Museum3.6 mi
  • District 1 Schoolhouse3.8 mi
  • Old Pine Hill School House6.0 mi
  • Nashua Historical Society6.5 mi
  • Always Ready Engine House6.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Actorsingers5.2 mi
  • Kalliroscope Gallery5.9 mi
  • N O A Galery6.0 mi
  • Nashua Center for the Arts6.1 mi
  • Maison de l'Art6.2 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1656.

Notable people born here

  • Ellen Swallow Richards (1842) · American chemist (1842-1911)
  • Amos Kendall (1789) · American politician (1789–1869)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Dunstable

Public schools here are run by Groton-Dunstable. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Swallow/Union SchoolDunstableK–4210Public0.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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