Bedford is located on the map of Massachusetts in Middlesex County-about fifteen miles northwest of Boston near the junction of routes 3 and 95 [128]. The Town may be accessed by car, and public transportation on the M.B.T.A. Taxi, shuttle and Logan Express connect to Boston’s Logan Airport. Surrounding towns are Lexington, Concord, Carlisle, Burlington, Billerica, and Lincoln.

The Town map shows a land area of almost fourteen square miles, with 65.54 miles of public roads. There are rivers, ponds, fields and forests saved as conservation lands. The Town maintains open spaces with walking trails and bikeways as well as athletic fields and parks for recreation

Town services for education, library, planning, code enforcement, public safety, voters, health, seniors, families, youths, streets, water, sewer, refuse, recycling, local transit, assessment and collections are carried out by departments responsible to elected Boards. The Bedford Town Services Telephone Directory is a guide to accessing the specific services. The activities, budgets and plans of all departments are found in the Bedford Annual Reports.