Town guide

Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Tewksbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to about 31,273 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP code is 01876.

Homes sold for a median of $382 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population31,2731,509 per sq mi
Median home value$573,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$382Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking61%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Tewksbury

1 ZIP code

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Around Tewksbury

Distances

Nearest major airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)20 miles away
Closer regional airportLaurence G Hanscom Field (BED)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA21 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY194 miles away

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

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

Who represents Tewksbury

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

Tewksbury had 31,342 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.

It’s the 58th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.

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

Tewksbury population by census2000: 28,851, 2010: 28,961, 2020: 31,34228,851200028,961201031,3422020

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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 49.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TewksburyJan: high 35°F, low 20°F, 4.2 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 21°F, 3.8 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 30°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 40°F, 4.2 in; May: high 68°F, low 50°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 59°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 65°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 64°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 56°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 44°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 35°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 26°F, 4.7 in35°20°Jan4.237°21°Feb3.845°30°Mar4.757°40°Apr4.268°50°May3.877°59°Jun4.183°65°Jul3.781°64°Aug3.774°56°Sep3.962°44°Oct4.751°35°Nov3.941°26°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lawrence, MA weather station (7 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

283 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tewksbury.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Burlington6.6 miles
  • Lowell General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lowell6.7 miles
  • Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Lawrence8.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors29
Specialist doctors5
Dentists24
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants50
Mental health providers116
Physical and occupational therapists49
Optometrists4
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies7

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 Tewksbury

Parks (16 nearby)

  • Sal Frasca Soccer Complex · 31 acres1.0 mi
  • Melvin G. Rogers Park · 30 acres1.8 mi
  • Saunders Recreational Area · 26 acres0.8 mi
  • Ogonowski Memorial Model Flying Field · 17 acres1.6 mi
  • Tewksbury Youth Baseball Fields · 16 acres0.8 mi
  • Wilmington Youth Soccer Fields Complex · 13 acres2.9 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Market Basket1.4 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter2.7 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.4 mi
  • Walgreens2.2 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Tewksbury Public Library0.3 mi
  • Hospital Library0.4 mi

Museums

  • New England Baseball Museum3.2 mi
  • Middlesex Canal Visitor Center3.2 mi
  • Wilmington Town Museum4.2 mi
  • Boot Cotton Mills Museum5.2 mi
  • Tsongas Industrial History Center5.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Merrimack Repertory Theatre5.0 mi
  • Lowell Memorial Auditorium5.0 mi
  • J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts5.1 mi
  • Richard and Nancy Donahue Family Academic Arts Center5.1 mi
  • Boarding House Park5.3 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 1637.

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

Schools in Tewksbury

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

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Heath-BrookTewksburyPre-K–1300Public1.4 mi
L F DewingTewksburyPre-K–1372Public2.9 mi
Center Elementary SchoolTewksbury2–4812Public0.9 mi
John F. RyanTewksbury5–6500Public0.9 mi
John W. Wynn MiddleTewksbury7–8539Public0.5 mi
Tewksbury Memorial HighTewksbury9–12696Public1.0 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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