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About East Brookfield, Massachusetts

East Brookfield is a locality in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,200. The population density is 155.0 people per km². East Brookfield is located at 42.2279°N, 72.0467°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 1515.

East Brookfield lies in a gentle fold of the land, where the rolling hills of Worcester County begin to soften into a more placid terrain. It lies 12.7 miles west of Worcester, MA (from Worcester, MA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-west of Charlton. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, tinged with the sweetness of pine needles and the dampness from the many small ponds and streams that stitch the landscape together. The houses, many of them weathered clapboards of a muted red or cream, seem to settle into the terrain with an unhurried grace, their porches open to the slow procession of the seasons. Fields, some still cleared for hay or pasture, others surrendered to the persistent advance of young woodland, create a patchwork quilt across the horizon, broken by the darker, more solid green of mature oak and maple stands. The history of East Brookfield is tied to the mills that once hummed along its waterways, remnants of an industrial past that now yield to a more agrarian present. The Swift River, though diminished from its former industrial glory, still murmurs through the land, a constant reminder of the water-powered enterprises that shaped its early economy. Local lore speaks of generations who worked the land and the water, their lives as intrinsically linked to the rhythms of the seasons as the crops they planted and harvested. Today, the economy leans towards small businesses and commuters, but a deep-seated pride in place persists, a quiet acknowledgment of the enduring character of East Brookfield, a place that holds its past not as a burden, but as a foundation.

About This East Brookfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Brookfield, Massachusetts — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.22787, -72.046742. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on East Brookfield and Worcester County.

Detailed location data for East Brookfield includes the ZIP code (01515), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Worcester County (Worcester), and school district assignment (Spencer-East Brookfield School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct East Brookfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.