Back نانتوكيت Arabic نانتوكيت ARZ نانتاکت AZB Nantucket BAR Нантакет Byelorussian Нантъкет Bulgarian নান্টুকেট কাউন্টি, ম্যাসাচুসেট্স BPY Nantucket Catalan Нантакет (гуо, Массачусетс) CE Nantucket Island (pulo sa Tinipong Bansa) CEB
Nantucket, Massachusetts | |
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| Town and County of Nantucket | |
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 Location of Nantucket in Massachusetts | |
  Nantucket Location in the United States  Nantucket Nantucket (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′58″N 70°5′58″W / 41.28278°N 70.09944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Settled | 1641 |
| Incorporated | 1671 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting and consolidated town and county |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.3 sq mi (272.6 km2) |
| • Land | 47.8 sq mi (123.8 km2) |
| • Water | 57.5 sq mi (148.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,255 |
| • Density | 308.6/sq mi (115.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 02554, 02564, 02584 |
| Area code | 508 |
| FIPS code | 25-43790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619376 |
| Website | www.nantucket-ma.gov |
Nantucket (/ˌnænˈtʌkɪt/) is an island in the state of Massachusetts in the United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula.[1] Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in both Massachusetts and the New England region. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island.[1]
Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. Due to tourists and seasonal residents, the population of the island increases to around 80,000 during the summer months.[2] The average sale price for a single-family home was $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018.[3]
The National Park Service cites Nantucket, designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, as being the "finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th- and early 19th-century New England seaport town."[4]
- ^ a b "Nantucket | island, Massachusetts, United States". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "How many people live on Nantucket?". nantucket-ma.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Howley, Kathleen. "Real Estate Sales Smash Records on Nantucket as Wealthy Americans Buy Beach Houses". Forbes.
- ^ Staff. "Nantucket Historic District". Maritime History of Massachusetts. National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2013.