Worcester

Summary

Worcester is a city in the United States^[1]. Worcester ranks in the top 0.96% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,807 views/month, #90 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

• Worcester is located in Worcester County^[3].
• Worcester is in the country of United States^[4].
• Worcester's head of government is recorded as Joseph Petty^[5].
• Worcester's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Worcester's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Worcester's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Worcester's shares border with is recorded as Millbury^[9].
• Worcester's shares border with is recorded as Auburn^[10].
• Worcester's shares border with is recorded as Leicester^[11].
• Worcester's shares border with is recorded as Paxton^[12].
• Worcester's shares border with is recorded as Holden^[13].
• Worcester's shares border with is recorded as West Boylston^[14].
• Worcester's shares border with is recorded as Shrewsbury^[15].
• Worcester's shares border with is recorded as Grafton^[16].
• Worcester is named after Worcester^[17].
• Worcester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Piraeus^[18].
• Worcester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Worcester^[19].
• Worcester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Afula^[20].
• Worcester's postal code is recorded as 01601^[21].
• Worcester's postal code is recorded as 01602^[22].
• Worcester's postal code is recorded as 01603^[23].
• Worcester's postal code is recorded as 01604^[24].
• Worcester's postal code is recorded as 01605^[25].
• Worcester's postal code is recorded as 01606^[26].
• Worcester's postal code is recorded as 01607^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1673^[28], 1848^[29], and 1722^[30].

Identity

Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Worcester district^[31], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[32], in United States^[33]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 14th Worcester district^[34], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[35], in United States^[36]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Worcester district^[37], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[38], in United States^[39]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 16th Worcester district^[40], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[41], in United States^[42]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 17th Worcester district^[43], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[44], in United States^[45]; and Massachusetts Senate's First Worcester district^[46], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[47], in United States^[48].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Worcester include Worcester County^[49], a county of Massachusetts^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1731^[52].

Why It Matters

Worcester ranks in the top 0.96% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,807 views/month, #90 of 9,394).^[2] Worcester has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] Worcester is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Entities named for Worcester include Worcester County^[49], a county of Massachusetts^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1731^[52].