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Sidewalk Work and Drainage Construction Continues This Week on Mt. Auburn Street

Watertownmanews.com · Sep 27, 2026

Reading Memorial Boys Varsity Soccer @ Watertown

maxpreps.com · Sep 27, 2026

Watertown Restaurant Invites Public to Meals Celebrating One of Ethiopia’s Most Important Celebrations

Watertownmanews.com · Sep 27, 2026

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About Watertown

City in Massachusetts, United States

1630Established

35,329Population

4.1 sq miArea

36 ftElevation

Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, part of Greater Boston. The population was 35,329 in the 2020 census. Its neighborhoods include Bemis, Coolidge Square, East Watertown, Watertown Square, and the West End. Watertown was one of the first Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements organized by Puritan settlers in 1630. The city is home to the Perkins School for the Blind, the Armenian Library and Museum of America, and the historic Watertown Arsenal, which produced military armaments from 1816 through World War II.

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#40Most remote workers in MA #18Rent easiest to afford in MA #52Most educated in MA All MA rankings →

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ZIP code02471, 02472, 02477

Area code617

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DistrictWatertownSchools10

HosmerElementary · Grades PK–5 · 758 students James Russell LowellElementary · Grades PK–5 · 422 students CunniffElementary · Grades PK–5 · 320 students Watertown MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 583 students Watertown HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 761 students ATRIUM SCHOOL

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