Town guide

Hardwick, Massachusetts

Hardwick is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, home to about 2,684 people across 39 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 01031, 01037 and 01094, and parts of 01082 are in Hardwick too.

Homes sold for a median of $205 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population2,68470 per sq mi
Median home value$346,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$205Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Hardwick

4 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hardwick. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Hardwick

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)35 miles away
Closer regional airportWorcester Regional Airport (ORH)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA62 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY144 miles away

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

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

Who represents Hardwick

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

Hardwick had 2,667 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 283rd largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

Worcester County grew from 346,958 residents in 1900 to 862,111 in 2020.

Hardwick population by census2000: 2,622, 2010: 2,990, 2020: 2,6672,62220002,99020102,6672020

Worcester County, 1900–2020

Worcester County population, 1900 to 20201900: 346,958, 1910: 399,657, 1920: 455,135, 1930: 491,242, 1940: 504,470, 1950: 546,401, 1960: 583,228, 1970: 637,969, 1980: 646,352, 1990: 709,705, 2000: 750,963, 2010: 798,552, 2020: 862,111347K’00’10455K’20’30504K’40’50583K’60’70646K’80’90751K’00’10862K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 47.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HardwickJan: high 33°F, low 15°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 15°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 24°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 34°F, 3.7 in; May: high 68°F, low 45°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 54°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.8 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 52°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 40°F, 4.8 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 31°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 22°F, 4 in33°15°Jan3.535°15°Feb3.144°24°Mar3.757°34°Apr3.768°45°May3.677°54°Jun4.282°60°Jul4.280°58°Aug4.873°52°Sep4.560°40°Oct4.849°31°Nov3.538°22°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Belchertown, MA weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Worcester County

319,255 jobs at 19,181 businesses in Worcester County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Worcester CountyHealth care and social assistance: 67,866 jobs; Retail trade: 38,937 jobs; Manufacturing: 35,163 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27,313 jobs; Professional services: 22,811 jobs; Educational services: 16,877 jobs; Construction: 16,619 jobs; Administrative and support: 15,552 jobsHealth care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 12% Manufacturing 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 7% Educational services 5% Construction 5% Administrative and support 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 Hardwick’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Baystate Wing HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Palmer11.7 miles
  • Athol Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Athol18.6 miles
  • Umass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Southbridge19.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Mental health providers4

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 Hardwick

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Grenville Park · 86 acres3.5 mi
  • Memorial Field · 5 acres4.2 mi
  • Memorial Field · 4 acres1.2 mi
  • Goddard Park · 3 acres2.8 mi

Grocery stores

  • Big Y4.5 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter6.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy4.3 mi
  • Walgreens4.5 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Gilbertville Public Library1.2 mi
  • Paige Memorial Library2.8 mi
  • Young Men's Library Association4.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Workshop 134.0 mi

Counts are within about 4 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 1737.

Notable people born here

  • Tabitha Babbitt (1779) · American tool maker
  • Charles L. Robinson (1818) · American politician and state governor (1818–1894)
  • Moses Robinson (1741) · American politician (1741-1813)

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

Schools in Hardwick

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hardwick ElementaryGilbertvillePre-K–5169Public2.2 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Aloysius Catholic SchoolGilbertvillePre-K–860Roman Catholic1.4 mi
Eagle Hill SchoolHardwick8–12217Nonsectarian3.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Ware.

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