Melrose Highlands is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of

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, in

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, United States. Formerly part of neighboring Stoneham, it became part of Melrose in the latter part of the nineteenth century. There were some addresses that had the zip code 02177, before the Highlands post office was closed; the Melrose zip code of 02176 is now used, although mail marked as 02177 is still deliverable. It is bordered by Main Street to the east, the Stoneham border to the west,

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to the south, and the

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line and Wakefield's

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neighborhood to the north. The neighborhood was originally part of Stoneham, but was annexed by Melrose on March 18, 1853. City of Melrose. Retrieved on March 30, 2008

Transportation

Downtown Melrose is a short walk away and access to

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is available with the use of

Melrose Highlands Station Melrose Highlands station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the Haverhill Line located in the Melrose Highlands, Massachusetts, Melrose Highlands neighborhood of Melrose, Massachusetts. It is the most used station in the city, and was origina ...

on the

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's Reading/Haverhill commuter rail line.

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Route 131 has service from Melrose Highlands to Oak Grove on the Malden/Melrose city line, and to Malden Center, both on the MBTA rapid-transit Orange Line.

References

Melrose, Massachusetts Neighborhoods in Massachusetts Populated places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts {{MiddlesexCountyMA-geo-stub