HISTORY
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Located in eastern Massachusetts, Lexington is bordered by Lincoln on the southwest; Bedford on the northeast; Woburn, Winchester, and Arlington on the east; and Belmont and Waltham on the south.
Lexingon is known for the Common or Battle Green, where the first shot of the American Revolutionary War was fired.
Incorporated: 1713
Population: 33,792
Area: 16.5 square miles
Board of Selectman
Town Manager
Representative Town Meeting
1575 Massachusetts Ave | 781.862.1212
Residential: $14.05/per thousand
Commercial: $27.22/per thousand
Public
MBTA Commuter Rail
MBTA Buses, transportation to MBTA trains Lexpress
Buses, local Lexington Service
Major Airports
Logan Airport, Boston, MA Manchester Airport, Manchester, NH T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, RI
Major Highways
Route 2, 128, 225 I-495, I-95
Distance to Boston: 11 miles | Lowell: 18 miles | Worcester: 40 miles | Nashua, NH: 30 miles
Water: Town
Sewer: Town
Gas: NSTAR, 781.751.3000
Electric: NSTAR, 800.592.2000 TV/Phone/Internet: Comcast, 800.266.2278 Verizon, 800.870.9999
Trash: Trash and Recycling Pick-up
1661 Massachusetts Ave
800.275.8777
HISTORY
Historical Houses
The Belfry
Lexington Visitor’s Center
The Lexington Depot
Minuteman National Historic Park
