Dunstable, MA
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Dunstable
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Description of Dunstable, Massachusetts
Dunstable is a rural community located just south of the Nashua, New Hampshire border which encompasses a little over 17 square miles. Besides Nashua, Dunstable is also bordered by Hollis, New Hampshire at its northwest edge. Pepperell to the west, Tyngsborough to the east and Groton to the south. The majority of the town is zoned single family and farming with an estimated population count of under 2,300 people spread out among some 840 households.
There are two small neighborhood variety stores, one with gas pump facilities, located within the town, both having limited operating hours. A major shopping excursion would probably be to the Pheasant Lane Mall or one of the smaller shopping plazas located on Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua, New Hampshire, one exit north on Route 3, or to one of the other shopping centers in neighboring towns.
The services in town are very limited with no taxi, bus service or train access available.
Northern Massachusetts, bordered Nashua, New Hampshire, on the north; Tyngsborough on the east and southeast; Groton on the south and southwest; and Pepperell on the west. Dunstable is about 9 miles west of Lowell, 25 miles northeast of Fitchburg, 34 miles northwest of Boston, and 235 miles from New York City.
Narrative compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (
DHCD
).
