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Wellesley (/ˈwɛlzlɪ/) is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Wellesley is part of Greater Boston. The population was 29,550 at the time of the 2020 census. Wellesley College, Babson College, and a campus of Massachusetts Bay Community College are located in the town.

Wellesley CDP overview:
Name:	Wellesley CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Massachusetts
County:	Norfolk County
Incorporated:	1881
Elevation:	141 ft (43 m)
Total Area:	10.49 sq mi (27.2 km²)
Land Area:	10.18 sq mi (26.4 km²)
Water Area:	0.31 sq mi (0.8 km²)
Total Population:	29,550
Population Density:	2,902.75/sq mi (1,120.76/km²)
Area code:	339/781
FIPS code:	2574210
GNISfeature ID:	0618332
Website:	www.wellesleyma.gov

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History

Wellesley was settled in the 1600s as part of Dedham, Massachusetts. It was subsequently a part of Needham, Massachusetts called West Needham, Massachusetts. On October 23, 1880, West Needham residents voted to secede from Needham, and the town of Wellesley was later christened by the Massachusetts legislature on April 6, 1881. The town was named after the estate of local benefactor Horatio Hollis Hunnewell.

Wellesley’s population grew by over 80 percent around the 1920s.

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Geography

Wellesley is located in eastern Massachusetts. It is bordered on the east by Newton, on the north by Weston, on the south by Needham and Dover and on the west by Natick. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.49 square miles (27.2 km), of which 10.18 square miles (26.4 km) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km) is water.

Neighborhoods

Wellesley Farms
The Fells
Wellesley Hills (02481)
Wellesley Square (02482)
Poets’ Corner
Babson Park (02457)
Peirce Estates
College Heights

Climate

Wellesley has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb under the Köppen climate classification system), with high humidity and precipitation year-round.