Needham

Summary

Needham is a New England town^[1]. Needham ranks in the top 6% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Needham is located in Norfolk County^[3].
• Needham is in the country of United States^[4].
• Needham's image is recorded as NeedhamMA TownHall.jpg^[5].
• Needham's instance of is recorded as New England town^[6].
• Needham's flag image is recorded as Flag of Needham, Massachusetts.jpg^[7].
• Needham's shares border with is recorded as Boston^[8].
• Needham's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Needham, Massachusetts.png^[9].
• Needham's seal image is recorded as Seal of Needham, Massachusetts.png^[10].
• Needham's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 132538617^[11].
• Needham's GND ID is recorded as 4236107-2^[12].
• Needham's locator map image is recorded as Needham ma highlight.png^[13].
• Needham's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81139319^[14].
• Needham's postal code is recorded as 02492^[15].
• Needham's part of is recorded as Greater Boston^[16].
• Needham's part of is recorded as Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Norfolk district^[17].
• Needham's part of is recorded as Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Suffolk district^[18].
• Needham's part of is recorded as Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district^[19].
• Needham's Commons category is recorded as Needham, Massachusetts^[20].
• Needham's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1943944^[21].
• Needham's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[22].
• +1680-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Needham^[23].
• Needham's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 618325^[24].
• Needham's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.283333333333, 'lon': -71.233333333333}^[25].
• Needham's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01m2q_^[26].
• Needham's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 25-44105^[27].

Body

Geography

Needham is in the country of United States^[4]. Needham is located in Norfolk County^[3]. Part of include Greater Boston^[16], a metropolitan statistical area^[28], in United States^[29]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Norfolk district^[17], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[30], in United States^[31]; Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk and Suffolk district^[18], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[32], in United States^[33]; and Massachusetts Senate's Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex district^[19], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[34], in United States^[35].

Physical Characteristics

Needham's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+12.7'}^[36]. Needham's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+49'}^[37]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28886'}^[38] and {'amount': '+32091'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Needham's instance of is recorded as New England town^[6].

History and Context

+1680-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Needham^[23].

Why It Matters

Needham ranks in the top 6% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (259 views/month).^[2] Needham has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Needham is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]