Welcome to Rockport ...

Rockport is located in Essex County<1>.

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

Rockport was settled in 1623 and was incorporated in 1840.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rockport has a population of 7,286 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Telephone area codes for Rockport: (978) & (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Rockport: 01966<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rockport had an population of 7,286 people. This is an increase of 4.8% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockport had a population of 6,952 people. This makes Rockport the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Rockport represents 0.11% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 217th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,952 people, the population of Rockport decreased 10.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,767 people).

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

Communities Also Named Rockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Rockport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rockport ...

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

• Peabody
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Beverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Danvers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
• Marblehead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Marblehead is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,551 people
• Newburyport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Swampscott
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampscott
  • Swampscott is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,462 people
• Ipswich
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipswich
  • Ipswich is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,091 people
• Salisbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
• Georgetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 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 Rockport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockport.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockport. See our Newspapers Page for Rockport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockport ...

Looking for more information about Rockport? 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 Rockport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rockport.

Adding Rockport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockport 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 Rockport was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Rockport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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