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The City of Newton,
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consists of thirteen officially recognized villages. Like most Massachusetts villages, the villages of Newton do not have any legal representation, and exist mostly for cultural reasons. Most Newtonian villages contain a downtown center, a
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, and a unique zip code.


Recognized

* Auburndale — centered on the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Auburn Street * Chestnut Hill — includes Boston College, and spills over into
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and Brookline *
Newton Centre Newton Centre is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The main commercial center of Newton Centre is a triangular area surrounding the intersections of Beacon Street, Centre St ...
— centered on the intersections of Centre Street, Beacon Street and Langley Road * Newton Corner — centered on the intersection of Centre Street, Washington Street and the
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* Newton Highlands — centered on the intersections of Centre Street, Walnut Street and Lincoln Street * Newton Lower Falls — the only Village located largely outside of
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Newton Upper Falls Newton Upper Falls is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The area borders Needham, Massachusetts to the southwest, Wellesley, Massachusetts to the west, the West Roxbury nei ...
— centered on the intersection of Eliot Street and Chestnut Street * Newtonville — centered on the intersection of Walnut Street and Washington Street *
Nonantum Nonantum (from Massachusett "I bless it"), also known as Silver Lake or The Lake, is one of the thirteen villages within the city of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located along the Charles River at the site of a forme ...
— centered on the intersection of Adams Street and Watertown Street * Oak Hill — the southernmost Village, bisected by Dedham Street * Thompsonville — centered on the intersection of Boylston Street and Langley Road *
Waban Waban (16041685) was a Native American of the Nipmuc group and was thought to be the first Native American convert to Christianity in Massachusetts. Life Waban was born about 1604 at Musketaquid, near the present town of Concord. While there i ...
— centered on the intersection of Beacon Street and Woodward Street * West Newton — centered on the intersections of Chestnut Street, Waltham Street, Watertown Street and Washington Street


Unofficial

* Four Corners — centered on the intersection of Beacon Street and Walnut Street, not always recognized by the City of Newton as an official village *
Oak Hill Park Oak Hill Park (OHP) is a residential subdivision located in the Oak Hill village of Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Oak Hill Park is shown as a separate and distinct village on some city maps, including a map dated 2012 on the official ...
— a residential development sometimes marked as part of Oak Hill but recognized as a village on certain city documents


References

{{Reflist Villages in Newton