Pepperell, Massachusetts

Pepperell, Massachusetts
Pepperell Covered Bridge
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°39′57″N 71°35′20″W / 42.66583°N 71.58889°W / 42.66583; -71.58889
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1720
Incorporated1775
Named afterSir William Pepperrell
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
 • Total
23.2 sq mi (60.0 km2)
 • Land22.5 sq mi (58.4 km2)
 • Water0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation
243 ft (74 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
11,604
 • Density515/sq mi (199/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
01463
Area code351 / 978
FIPS code25-52805
GNIS feature ID0618231
Websitetown.pepperell.ma.us

Pepperell is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,604 at the 2020 census. It includes the village of East Pepperell and census-designated place of Pepperell. Pepperell is home to the Pepperell Center Historic District, a covered bridge, and the 1901 Lawrence Library. The library has a collection of Sidney M. Shattuck's (1876–1917) stuffed birds.