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)
 • Water0.50 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
42,119
 • Density1,630/sq mi (628/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
Area code351 / 978
FIPS code25-05805
GNIS feature ID0618217
Websitebillerica.gov

Billerica 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.