Editing Arlington, Massachusetts (section)

== Geography and infrastructure ==
Arlington covers 3,517.5 [[acres]] (14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), or 5.5 square miles, of which 286.2&nbsp;acres (1.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), or 0.4 square miles, are covered by [[water]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.arlingtonma.gov/i-want-to-/arlington-history |title=- Arlington History (History & Facts) &#124; Town of Arlington |access-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630181707/https://www.arlingtonma.gov/i-want-to-/arlington-history |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are 210.52&nbsp;acres (0.9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of parkland. Elevation ranges from 4&nbsp;feet (1.2&nbsp;m) above sea level (along Alewife Brook) to 377&nbsp;feet (114.9&nbsp;m) near Park Avenue and Eastern Avenue.

Arlington borders on the [[Mystic Lakes]], [[Mystic River]], and [[Alewife Brook]]. Within its borders are [[Spy Pond]], the Arlington Reservoir, Mill Brook, and Hills Pond.

=== Neighborhoods ===
[[File:Arlington Center - Arlington, MA - DSC07462.jpg|thumb|Arlington Center in 2019]]
* Arlington Center
* Arlington Heights, in the west
* East Arlington, east of Franklin Street
* Jason Heights
* Arlmont Village
* Morningside
* North Union
* Turkey Hill
* Little Scotland
* Brattle Sq.
* Poets' Corner
* Kelwyn Manor
* Quincy Heights, a neighborhood in Arlington Heights

===Zip Codes===
* 02474: East Arlington, and most of the rest of the town north of the [[Minuteman Bikeway]]
* 02476: Arlington Heights, and most of the rest of the town south of the Bikeway and west of Spy Pond

===Adjacent municipalities===
Arlington is located in eastern Massachusetts and is bordered by the cities of [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]] to the northeast, [[Somerville, Massachusetts|Somerville]] to the east, [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] to the southeast, and the towns of [[Winchester, Massachusetts|Winchester]] to the north, [[Lexington, Massachusetts|Lexington]] to the west, and [[Belmont, Massachusetts|Belmont]] to the south.

===Transportation===
Several [[MBTA bus]] routes pass through the town.

The Minuteman Bikeway also runs through the center of town, connecting residents by bike to Bedford, Lexington, the Alewife Red Line station and Boston.

Route 2 is a limited access highway that runs along the southern border of Arlington with Belmont.