Rockport, Massachusetts

Rockport, Massachusetts
Rockport, Massachusetts
Town
	Rockport inner harbor showing lobster fleet and Motif #1 (red building)
	Seal
	Motto: "A Seacoast Village on Cape Ann"
	Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
	Coordinates: 42°39′20″N 70°37′15″W / 42.65556°N 70.62083°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

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.

Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rockport.

^ "Rockport Chamber of Commerce". Rockport Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Rockport town, Essex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[1] "Rockport Chamber of Commerce". Rockport Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved August 29, 2012.

[Census_2020-2] "Census - Geography Profile: Rockport town, Essex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

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