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History · Pinehurst

Pinehurst’s post office opened in 1929, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Pinehurst began

When was Pinehurst founded?

1929

The Pinehurst post office opened in 1929, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 7,36897 years
Founding year: the first Pinehurst post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Pinehurst’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Pinehurst, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pinehurst yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pinehurst is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,368 at the 2020 census. It is in the southeastern part of town along Massachusetts Route 3A. Pinehurst's zip code is 01866 and is for mail delivery to the Pinehurst PO Station only. Home and office mail delivery in Pinehurst must use the Billerica, MA zip code (01821).

Its first post office opened in 1929. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,152 to 7,368 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Pinehurst, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Shawsheen River2010Shawsheen RiverPost Office2010Post OfficeOld Pinehurst Fire Station2010Old Pinehurst Fire StationJade Pacific2010Jade PacificDitson School2010Ditson SchoolChurch of Saint Mary2010Church of Saint Mary
Famous people

Famous people close to Pinehurst

Nobody well known was born in Pinehurst itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Henry David ThoreauAmerican essayist, poet, and philosopher · b. 1817
Bette DavisAmerican actress · b. 1908
Jack KerouacAmerican writer · b. 1922
Steve CarellAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1962
James McNeill WhistlerAmerican painter · b. 1834
Kenneth G. WilsonNobel prize winning US physicist · b. 1936
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Billerica9 historic placesA−Bedford14 historic placesABurlington3 historic placesB

Questions about Pinehurst’s history

What year was Pinehurst founded?

The Pinehurst post office opened in 1929, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.