Central Postmaster

Postmaster of the Billerica post office at the Center, the town's first post office. It was established on October 7, 1797, with Jonathan Bowers as the first postmaster, and served the whole town until the North Billerica office opened on January 26, 1852. Later village offices were East Billerica (1877), South Billerica (1878), [[Pinehurst Postmaster|Shawsheen/Pinehurst]] (1917) and Nutting Lake (1950). The Billerica office is still in operation (ZIP 01821).

Appointments from 1797 to 1873 come from Hazen's History of Billerica (1883), which had the list from the Post Office Department. Charles H. Parker is listed at Billerica in the Official Register of 1883 and 1885; Thomas F. Lyons is listed in 1889, 1891, 1893, 1899 and 1909 and was renominated in 1925. Appointments from 1933 on come from the USPS Postmaster Finder. Years run from appointment to the year the successor took charge.

Acting postmasters and officers-in-charge (OIC) listed by the Postmaster Finder: Frances A. Rogers (acting from April 20, 1933, appointed April 25, 1934), John B. Keaney (acting 1952-1956), Charles C. Boyle Jr. and Adolphe E. Vallieres (OIC in 1984, before Boyle's appointment on June 23, 1984), Robert M. Parlee (OIC from July 15, 2006, appointed October 14, 2006) and Philip J. Russo (OIC from October 10, 2012). Unnamed officers-in-charge in 1999 and 2017 are not included.