Billerica, Massachusetts

Billerica, Massachusetts
Motto: 
America's Yankee Doodle Town
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Billerica, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°33′30″N 71°16′10″W / 42.55833°N 71.26944°W / 42.55833; -71.26944
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1652
IncorporatedMay 29, 1655
Named afterBillericay
Government
  TypeRepresentative town meeting
  Town ManagerClancy Main
Area
  Total
26.4 sq mi (68.3 km2)
  Land25.9 sq mi (67.1 km2)
  Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation
250 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
42,119
  Density1,600/sq mi (620/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
Area code351 / 978
FIPS code25-05805
GNIS feature ID0618217
Websitewww.town.billerica.ma.us

Billerica (/bɪlˈrɪkə/ bill-RIK ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 42,119 according to the 2020 census. It takes its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.