Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Municipality
	Homestead of General Artemas Ward
	Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts
	Coordinates: 42°17′45″N 71°42′48″W / 42.29583°N 71.71333°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1722
Incorporated	1727
Government
• Type	Representative town meeting
Area
• Total	21.7 sq mi (56.1 km2)
• Land	20.7 sq mi (53.7 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Elevation	668 ft (204 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	38,325
• Density	1,851.4/sq mi (713.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01545
Area code	508 / 774
FIPS code	69-60165
GNIS feature ID	619489
Website	www.shrewsburyma.gov

Shrewsbury is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 38,325 according to the 2020 US Census, in 14,305 households.

Shrewsbury is home to three current and one former Nationally Registered Historic Places:

The Gen. Artemas Ward Homestead on Main Street
The Shrewsbury Historic District, in the town center which includes parts of Church Road, Main Street, Prospect Street, Boylston Street, and Grafton Street
1767 Milestones, of which two surviving milestones are in town, along the route of the old Boston Post Road.