Southampton, Massachusetts

Southampton, Massachusetts
Town
Woodbridge Hall
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Location of Southampton in Hampshire County, Massachusetts (left) and of Hampshire County in Massachusetts (right)
Coordinates: 42°13′45″N 72°43′50″W / 42.22917°N 72.73056°W / 42.22917; -72.73056
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Hampshire
Settled	1732
Incorporated	April 19, 1775
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
Area
• Total	29.1 sq mi (75.3 km2)
• Land	28.2 sq mi (72.9 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,224
• Density	210/sq mi (83/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01073
Area code	413
FIPS code	25-62745
GNIS feature ID	0618207
Website	www.townofsouthampton.org

Southampton (/saʊθˈhæmptən/ ^ⓘ)^[1] is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It was established first as a district of Northampton in 1732. It was incorporated in 1775. The name Southampton was given to it during its first town meeting in 1773. Its ZIP code is 01073. Southampton is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town had a population of 6,224 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Southampton was rated having the best tasting tap water in the country in 2008 by the National Rural Water Association.^[3]

In 1964, former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy was involved in a plane crash in the town.^[4]