Hamilton, Massachusetts
Hamilton, Massachusetts | |
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Hamilton Town Hall | |
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Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′10.95″N 70°51′17.24″W / 42.6197083°N 70.8547889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Essex |
| Settled | 1638 |
| Incorporated | 1793 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.9 sq mi (38.6 km2) |
| • Land | 14.2 sq mi (36.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.73 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,561 |
| • Density | 534/sq mi (206/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 01936 (Hamilton) 01982 (South Hamilton) |
| Area code | 351/978 |
| FIPS code | 25-27900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619446 |
| Website | www |
Hamilton is a town in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 7,561. Notably, the town has no industrially-zoned land.
Although Hamilton is a landlocked town in the North Shore region of Massachusetts, its proximity to it provides easy access to the Atlantic seashore with its reservations, beaches and boating.
Hamilton is closely tied to neighboring Wenham, sharing a school system, library, recreation department, commuter rail station.