Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts

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Lynn Fells Parkway as it enters Melrose Highlands.
Lynn Fells Parkway as it enters Melrose Highlands.

Melrose Highlands is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Melrose, Massachusetts. Its zip code is 02177, though the general Melrose zip code of 02176 can be and is often used.

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 in 1853.[1]

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ A Condensed History of Melrose. City of Melrose. Retrieved on March 30, 2008

Coordinates: 42°28′15″N 71°03′41″W / 42.47083, -71.06139