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Swampscott, Massachusetts | |
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 Swampscott Town Hall, 22 Monument Ave | |
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 Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 42.4709° N, 70.9176° W42°28′15″N 70°55′05″W / 42.47083°N 70.91806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Essex |
| Settled | 1629 |
| Incorporated | 1852 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Manager/Representative town meeting |
| • Town Administrator | Sean Fitzgerald |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km2) |
| • Land | 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Water | 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,111 |
| • Density | 4,874.5/sq mi (1,912.8/km2) |
| 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 |
Swampscott (/ˈswɒmpskət/)[1] 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.[2] 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.
- ^ "Swampscott". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Swampscott town, sex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2021.