Fiskdale Massachusetts Map

About Fiskdale, Massachusetts

Fiskdale is a locality in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,311. The population density is 312.5 people per km². Fiskdale is located at 42.1162°N, 72.1134°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 1518.

Fiskdale rests in a hollow of rolling hills, where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence, a landscape shaped by the slow work of glaciers and the steady hand of generations. It lies 18.9 miles west-south-west of Worcester, MA (from Worcester, MA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north-west of Southbridge. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to the rough-hewn clapboard houses and the weathered stone walls that stitch across the fields. Brooks, barely more than a whisper through the tangled undergrowth, feed into larger streams that carve their way through the terrain, reflecting the bruised, bruised purples of the sky as dusk begins to settle. Here, the trees stand in dense formations, their branches interlaced, creating a dappled shade that shifts and dances with the slightest breeze, a constant, subtle movement in the stillness. The history of Fiskdale is tied to the mills that once hummed with the energy of industry, their waterwheels now silent monuments to a bygone era, their brick skeletons slowly surrendering to the persistent green embrace of nature. The town’s economy, once driven by the thrum of machinery and the labor of many hands, has shifted, finding new footing in the quieter pursuits of agriculture and small-scale enterprise, though the echoes of that industrial past still resonate in the very bones of the place. On the outskirts, where the paved roads give way to gravel and then to mere tracks, one can still find the remnants of old farmsteads, their foundations hinting at lives lived out under this same wide sky, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who first settled these lands and sought their fortune in its sometimes unforgiving embrace.

About This Fiskdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fiskdale, Massachusetts — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.116206, -72.11341. 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 Fiskdale and Worcester County.

Detailed location data for Fiskdale includes the ZIP code (01518), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Worcester County (Worcester), and school district assignment (Sturbridge 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 Fiskdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.