Swampscott, Massachusetts

Swampscott, Massachusetts
Town
Swampscott Town Hall, 22 Monument Ave
Flag Seal
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 / 42.47083; -70.91806
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.