Massachusetts Route 111 passes through the village center, leading south 4 miles (6 km) to Groton and northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Nashua, New Hampshire.

Massachusetts Route 113 crosses MA 111 in the center of the village, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to Tyngsborough and southwest 3 miles (5 km) to Massachusetts Route 119.

Townsend is 7 miles (11 km) west of Pepperell via Routes 113 and 119.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,517 people, 931 households, and 629 families residing in the CDP.

27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.