Beverly, Massachusetts

Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly, Massachusetts
City
	Post office in 1919
	Seal
	Motto: Patri Simillima Proles (Latin); was "May we be as our children"
	Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
	Beverly, Massachusetts Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 42°33′30″N 70°52′48″W / 42.55833°N 70.88000°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Essex
Settled	1626
Incorporated (town)	1668
Incorporated (city)	1894
Named after	Beverley, England
Government
• Type	Mayor-council city
• Mayor	Michael P. Cahill (D)
• City Council	Councilor-at-Large: Julie R. Flowers (D), President; ; Councilor-at-Large: John Mullady (D); Councilor-at-Large: Keith Sonia (D); Ward 1: Todd C. Rotondo (D); Ward 2: Danielle M. Spang (D); Ward 3: Stacy Ames (D); Ward 4: Scott D. Houseman (D); Ward 5: Kathleen M. Feldman (D); Ward 6: Matthew J. St. Hilaire (R);
Area
• Total	22.59 sq mi (58.50 km2)
• Land	15.09 sq mi (39.08 km2)
• Water	7.50 sq mi (19.42 km2)
Elevation	36 ft (11 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	42,670
• Density	2,828/sq mi (1,091.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	01915 (Beverly); 01965 (Prides Crossing)
Area code	978/351
FIPS code	25-05595
GNIS feature ID	0614200
Website	www.beverlyma.gov

Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and a suburb of Boston. The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States census. A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore, Beverly includes Ryal Side, North Beverly, Centerville, Cove, Montserrat, Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing. Beverly is a rival of Marblehead for the title of "birthplace of the U.S. Navy".