Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts

Melrose Highlands is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Melrose, Massachusetts. Formerly part of neighboring Stoneham, it became part of Melrose in the latter part of the nineteenth century. There were some addresses that had the zip code 02177, before the Highlands post office was closed; the Melrose zip code of 02176 is now used, although mail marked as 02177 is still deliverable.

Melrose Highlands
Neighborhood
Lynn Fells Parkway as it enters Melrose Highlands
Coordinates: 42°28′07″N 71°04′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
CityMelrose
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
02176
Area code(s)339 / 781
Websitewww.cityofmelrose.org

It is bordered by Main Street to the east, the Stoneham border to the west, Lynn Fells Parkway to the south, and the Wakefield line to the north. The neighborhood was originally part of Stoneham, but was annexed by Melrose on March 18, 1853.[1][2]

Transportation

Downtown Melrose is a short walk away and access to Boston is available with the use of Melrose Highlands Station on the MBTA's Reading/Haverhill commuter rail line. MBTA bus Route 131 has service from Melrose Highlands to Oak Grove on the Malden/Melrose city line, and to Malden Center, both on the MBTA rapid-transit Orange Line.

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References
  1. Goss, Elbridge Henry (1902). The History of Melrose. Melrose, MA: A. W. Dunton & Co. pp. 483. history of melrose hospital.
  2. "A Condensed History of Melrose". Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. City of Melrose. Retrieved on March 30, 2008


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