Pepperell, Massachusetts

About Pepperell

Set in the northern part of Massachusetts, Pepperell is a small unincorporated community.

Pepperell holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.07 square miles.

📰 Pepperell News Today

• Pepperell Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• 1 person, 1 dog found dead in Pepperell mobile home fire NBC Boston · May 2
• Anna Josephine MacDonald Obituary Apr 7, 2026 Badger Funeral Homes · Apr 7
• A person and their dog were killed in a house fire overnight in Pepperell, according to the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal. facebook.com · May 2
• Person and dog found dead after house fire in Mass. town WCVB · May 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Pepperell Unique

• The only place in America named Pepperell — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Pepperell

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Pepperell

• Pizzeria Zacharia Bar & Grill — pizza
• Buckley's (café)
• Dr. Davis Ice Cream — ice cream (café)
• Hollis Country Kitchen

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Always Ready Engine House · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pepperell

• Pepperell Springs Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Academy Hill · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Anderson Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Beaver Brook Association · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bemis Road Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bernier-Bissell Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Burnham Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• C.B. Spaulding Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cole Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Comisky Field reviews ★
• Covered Bridge Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cranberry Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Pepperell

• Hollis Primary School
• Hollis Upper Elementary School
• Hollis-Brookline High School
• Hollis-Brookline Middle School
• Nissitissit Middle School
• Varnum Brook

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Pepperell

🏘️ Nearby Communities