Welcome to Marblehead ...

Marblehead is located in Essex County<1>.

The location of Marblehead has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Marblehead was settled in 1629 and was incorporated in 1649.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Marblehead has a population of 20,564 people<3> (see below for details).

Marblehead is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Marblehead lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Marblehead: (781) and (339)<5>

The ZIP code for Marblehead: 01945<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marblehead had an population of 20,564 people. This is an increase of 3.82% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Marblehead had a population of 19,808 people. This makes Marblehead the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Marblehead represents 0.3% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 19,808 people, the population of Marblehead decreased 2.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 20,377 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Marblehead.

Communities Also Named Marblehead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Marblehead - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Ohio, Utah and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marblehead.

Communities near Marblehead ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marblehead.

• Boston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Quincy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Somerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Medford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Malden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
• Brookline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Revere
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
  • Revere is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
• Everett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,107 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 Marblehead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marblehead.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marblehead. 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 Marblehead.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marblehead. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Marblehead.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marblehead ...

Looking for more information about Marblehead? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Marblehead, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Marblehead.

Adding Marblehead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Marblehead 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 Marblehead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Marblehead post office opened in 1773.

We also found Marblehead in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marblehead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marblehead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/