Swampscott

Also known as Swampscott, Massachusetts, Swampscott, MA

town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Essex
Type: Town Manager / Representative town meeting
Total: 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km )
Land: 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km )
Water: 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km )
Elevation: 46 ft (14 m)
Density: 4,954/sq mi (1,912.8/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( Eastern )
Zip code: 01907
Area code: 339 / 781
Fips code: 25-68645
Gnis feature id: 0618311
Website: Town of Swampscott, Massachusetts, Official Web Site

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Swampscott
Population: 15111
Area: 6.7
Elevation: 14
Official website: www.town.swampscott.ma.us
Image: Elihu Thomson House - Swampscott, MA.JPG
Households: 6061

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Commons category: Swampscott, Massachusetts
postal code: 01907
inception: 1629-00-00
per capita income: 58664

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Article

Swampscott (/ˈswɒmpskət/) is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 15 miles (24 km) up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States census. A former summer resort on Massachusetts Bay, Swampscott is today a fairly affluent residential community and includes the village of Beach Bluff, as well as part of the neighborhood of Clifton.

History