Melrose, MA Road Trips
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Trip Routes
4
Longest Drive
22.2 mi
Lawrence, MA
Quickest Drive
14m
Lynn, MA
Plan Around Melrose, MA
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Melrose, MA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
29,488
Median Income
$126,854
Median Home Value
$796,100
Median Age
44.3
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Melrose, MA at a Glance
Founded
1629
Elevation
135 ft
Area
5 mi²
Notable People from Melrose, MA
A sampling of people born in Melrose, MA.
Geraldine Farrar
1882–1967
American soprano opera singer and film actress (1882–1967)
David Souter
1939–2025
American lawyer and jurist (1939–2025)
Sewall Wright
1889–1988
American geneticist (1889-1988)
Ochman
1999
Polish-American singer-songwriter
Keith Tkachuk
1972
American ice hockey player
Ted Nash
1932–2021
American rower (1932-2021)
Thomas Woods
1972
American academic (born 1972)
John Langley
1896–1967
American ice hockey player (1896-1967)
Phil Bryant
1878–1938
American archer (1878–1938)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Melrose, MA.
Lynn Fells Parkway
parkway in Greater Boston, Massachusetts
Melrose Public Library
library
Phineas Upham House
building in Massachusetts, United States
City data from Wikidata (Q54143), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Melrose, MA
Stoneham is a Massachusetts city of 23,000 (2020) about 9 miles northwest of Boston. Melrose is a small city with a population of 30,000 (2020).
1 Stone Zoo, 149 Pond St, ☏ +1 617 541-5466. Apr-Sep: M-F 10AM-5PM, Sa Su and major holidays 10AM-6PM; Oct-Mar: daily 10AM-4PM. Adult $17.95, senior $15.95, child (2-12) $11.95. Buy online to save 15%. (updated May 2018) 2 Stoneham Theatre, 395 Main Street, ☏ +1 781 279-2200. Wonderful old restored theatre.
1 Middlesex Fells Reservation, 4 Woodland Road, ☏ +1 617 727-1199. Over 2500 acres for hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, or cross-country skiing. Includes 340-acre Spot Pond which offers sailing, kayak, canoe and rowboat rental during the summer. Sailing lessons are available. Off-road biking on fire roads. Large open picnic areas and more.
1 Gaetano's, 271 Main St, ☏ +1 781 279-0100. Italian.
Stoneham is located on Interstate 93, north of Boston. Exit 34 on I93N brings you near Spot pond and is exit only. To get back onto 93N or 93S, you need to drive a little bit to Exit 36 which is the Montvale Ave exit. To re-enter 93N (only), an onramp near exit 34 is available. To re-enter 93S, an onramp near the Sheepfold reservation and Dog park.
MBTA bus service includes the 131 and 136/137 routes in town, in addition to 3 commuter rail stations on the Haverhill line. MBTA Bus 132 starts at Red Stone Shopping Center. It connects to the Orange line at Oak Grove. Parking in Stoneham is plentiful and usually easy. Downtown parking lots are metered, but not after 6PM M-Sa, and not on Sunday. Sidewalks are easy access and the town seems to be building more regularly.
Travel tips adapted from Stoneham on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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