Map of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
Shrewsbury is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 33,893. It lies at 42.2959°N, 71.7129°W, about 198 m above sea level. Shrewsbury is about 587 km (365 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Worcester, 8 km to the southwest.
Shrewsbury at a glance
Country
Region
Massachusetts
Population
33,893GeoNames
Coordinates
42.2959, -71.712942°17′45″N 71°42′46″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
587 km (365 mi)
Where is Shrewsbury?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 05 min on the shortest day to 15 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Shrewsbury
- Worcester — 8 km southwest
- Marlborough — 14 km northeast
- Framingham — 24 km east
- Leominster — 26 km north
- Fitchburg — 33 km north
- Woonsocket — 36 km southeast
- Waltham — 40 km east
- Newton — 42 km east
- Cumberland — 43 km southeast
- Chelmsford — 44 km northeast
Largest cities in Massachusetts
- Boston — 653,833
- Worcester — 206,518
- Springfield — 154,341
- Lowell — 110,699
- Cambridge — 110,402
- New Bedford — 101,079
- Brockton — 95,314
- Fall River — 94,000
- Quincy — 93,618
- Lynn — 92,457
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Other places named Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury — England, United Kingdom
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.