Wayland, Massachusetts
Wayland, Massachusetts | |
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First Parish in Wayland | |
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Seal | |
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′45″N 71°21′41″W / 42.36250°N 71.36139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Middlesex |
| Settled | 1638 |
| Incorporated | 1780 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| • Town Manager | Michael McCall |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.9 sq mi (41.2 km2) |
| • Land | 15.2 sq mi (39.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,943 |
| • Density | 917/sq mi (354/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 01778 |
| Area code | 508/774 |
| FIPS code | 25-73790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618243 |
| Website | http://www.wayland.ma.us/ |
Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded in 1638, and incorporated in 1780 and was originally part of neighboring Sudbury (incorporated 1639). At the 2020 United States census, the population was 13,943. It contains the census-designated place of Cochituate.