Welcome to Hingham ...
Hingham is located in Plymouth County<1>.
Hingham was settled in 1633 and was incorporated in 1635.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hingham has a population of 24,689 people<2> (see below for details).
Hingham is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Hingham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Hingham: (781) and (339)<4>
The ZIP codes for Hingham: 02043-02044<5>
Websites for Hingham ...
Official Website: www.hingham-ma.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hingham had an population of 24,689 people. This is an increase of 11.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.18% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hingham had a population of 22,157 people. This makes Hingham the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Hingham represents 0.34% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 22,157 people, the population of Hingham increased 11.44% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 19,882 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hingham.
Communities Also Named Hingham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hingham - they are located in Montana and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hingham.
Communities near Hingham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hingham.
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Brockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Waltham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Waltham is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
- Medford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Brookline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Norfolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hingham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hingham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hingham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hingham. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hingham.
Adding Hingham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hingham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hingham post office opened in 1795.
We also found Hingham in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hingham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hingham: www.hingham-ma.com/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hingham. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (339) is an overlay for area code (781). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hingham). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hingham or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Hingham includes: 02043 & 02044. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |