Salisbury, Massachusetts

Salisbury, Massachusetts
Town
Salisbury Beach
Seal
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°50′30″N 70°51′40″W / 42.84167°N 70.86111°W / 42.84167; -70.86111
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Essex
Settled	1638
Incorporated	1639
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
Area
• Total	17.9 sq mi (46.2 km2)
• Land	15.4 sq mi (40.0 km2)
• Water	2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
Elevation	25 ft (8 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,236
• Density	520/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01952
Area code	351/978
FIPS code	25-59245
GNIS feature ID	0618310
Website	The Official Website of the Town of Salisbury, MA

Salisbury is a small coastal beach town and summer tourist destination in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean, north of Boston on the New Hampshire border. It is home to the new Salisbury Beach Boardwalk, full of souvenir shops, restaurants, cafes, arcades and panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 9,236 at the 2020 census.^[1] Parts of town comprise the census-designated place of Salisbury.