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
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 airport
Bradley International Airport (BDL)35 miles away
Closer regional airport
Worcester 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
U.S. Representative · Massachusetts’s 2nd DistrictJames P. McGovern (D)
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.
Worcester County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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 doctors
1
Mental health providers
4
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Hardwick ElementaryGilbertville
Pre-K–5
169
Public
2.2 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Aloysius Catholic SchoolGilbertville
Pre-K–8
60
Roman Catholic
1.4 mi
Eagle Hill SchoolHardwick
8–12
217
Nonsectarian
3.6 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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