Ipswich
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town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Essex
- Incorporated
- August 5, 1634
- Founded by
- John Winthrop the Younger
- Named after
- Ipswich , England
- Type
- Open town meeting
- Total
- 42.5 sq mi (110.1 km )
- Land
- 32.1 sq mi (83.2 km )
- Water
- 10.4 sq mi (26.9 km )
- Elevation
- 50 ft (15 m)
- Density
- 429/sq mi (166/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 01938
- Area code
- 351 / 356 / 978
- Fips code
- 25-32310
- Gnis feature id
- 0619448
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Ipswich (/ˈɪpswɪtʃ/ ) is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,785 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island. A residential community with a vibrant tourism industry, the town is famous for its clams, celebrated annually at the Ipswich Chowderfest, and for Crane Beach, a barrier beach near the Crane estate. Ipswich was incorporated as a town in 1634.
History
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