Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:07 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:11 am – 4:14 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F49 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 31 days20 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lowell station, 4 mi away; snow from Bedford
Nearby landmarksFort Hillpeak · under a mileMiddlesex Community College - Lowell Campuscollege · 1.0 miConcord River Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRiver Meadow Brookriver · under a mileUniversity of Massachusetts Lowellcollege · 1.9 miConcord Riverriver · 1.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLowell Heritage State Parkstate park · 1.5 miLowell Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mile · 84 acresLowell National Historical Parkhistoric site · 1.1 mi · 189 acresShedd Parkpark · under a mile · 53 acresGreat Brook Farm State Parkstate park · 5.3 miLawrence Riverfront State Parkstate park · 7.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202547 mi away, near York Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202547 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025299 of 365 days measured65 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, MA
Drinking waterLowell Regional Water Utilityserves 120,418 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation255 ft78 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLowell General Hospital - Saints Campusunder a milePost officeDowntown Lowell Post Office1.0 miTown hallLowell City Hall1.3 miPoliceMiddlesex Deputy Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationLowell Fire Department Station 11under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools10 elementary, 5 middle, 3 high, 7 otherElementaryMoody Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolJoseph G Pyne Arts Magnet Schoolunder a mileMiddleButler Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeMiddlesex Community College - Lowell Campus1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED11 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS24 miInterstateI-4951.8 miUS highwayUS 32.1 miAmtrakWoburn, MA WOB11 miRailLowellMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.0 miCoachLowell Bus StationGreyhound1.0 miTransit139 stops within a mileLowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA), Merrimack Valley TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01853 ZIP area.
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