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Also known as Chebacco, Chebacco Parish, Essex, USA, Essex, Massachusetts, Essex, Essex County, Essex, MA

town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Massachusetts
County
Essex
Type
Open town meeting
Total
15.9 sq mi (41.3 km )
Land
14.0 sq mi (36.2 km )
Water
2.0 sq mi (5.1 km )
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Density
263/sq mi (102/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst
UTC-4 ( Eastern )
Zip code
01929
Area code
351 / 978
Fips code
25-21850
Gnis feature id
0618296
Website
www .essexma .org

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Essex
Located in
Essex County
Population
3675
Area
41.3
Elevation
8
Official website
www.essexma.org
Image
Essex, MA.jpg
Households
1371
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Commons category
Essex, Massachusetts
topic's main category
Category:Essex, Massachusetts
postal code
01929
inception
1634-00-00
different from
Essex
per capita income
47199
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Encyclopedic overview

Essex is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 26 miles (42 km) north of Boston and 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Newburyport. It is known for its former role as a center of shipbuilding. The population was 3,675 at the 2020 census.

The central village areas of Essex and South Essex make up the census-designated place of Essex.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Essex” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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