Rockport, Massachusetts
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For other uses, see Rockport (disambiguation).
Rockport is a seaside town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,992 in 2020.[2] Rockport is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Boston, at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula. Rockport borders Gloucester to its west, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in all other directions.
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Rockport, Massachusetts | |
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Motto: "A Seacoast Village on Cape Ann"[1] | |
Coordinates: 42°39′20″N 70°37′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Essex |
Incorporated | 1623 |
Incorporated | February 27, 1840 |
Government | |
• Type | Open town meeting |
Area | |
• Total | 17.5 sq mi (45.4 km2) |
• Land | 7.0 sq mi (18.1 km2) |
• Water | 10.5 sq mi (27.3 km2) |
Elevation | 77 ft (23 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,992 |
• Density | 400/sq mi (150/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 01966 |
Area code | 351 / 978 |
FIPS code | 25-57880 |
GNIS feature ID | 0618308 |
Website | Town of Rockport, Massachusetts, Official Web Site |
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Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rockport.