Southborough, Massachusetts
Southborough, Massachusetts | |
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Center of Southborough | |
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′20″N 71°31′30″W / 42.30556°N 71.52500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Worcester |
| Settled | 1660 |
| Incorporated | 1727 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| • Moderator | Paul Cimino |
| • Town Administrator | Mark Purple |
| • Board of Selectmen | Marguerite Landry Kathryn Cook Tim Fling Alfred Hamilton Andrew Dennington II |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.7 sq mi (40.6 km2) |
| • Land | 14.2 sq mi (36.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,450 |
| • Density | 670/sq mi (260/km2) |
| Demonym | Southboronian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes |
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| Area code | 508/774 |
| FIPS code | 25-63165 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618382 |
| Website | www |
Southborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It incorporates the villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville. Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps. At the 2020 census, its population was 10,450 in 3,542 households.
As of 2021, 43% of land use was residential, with 35% open space, including one-tenth of the town's area that is flooded by the Sudbury Reservoir. Light industrial land use is concentrated along main roads, primarily Massachusetts Route 9, and there are several small business districts in the villages and along Route 9.