Welcome to Amesbury ...

Amesbury is located in Essex County<1>.

Amesbury was settled in 1654 and was incorporated in 1668.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Amesbury has a population of 17,535 people<2> (see below for details).

Amesbury is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Amesbury: (978) and (351)<4>

The ZIP code for Amesbury: 01913<5>

Websites for Amesbury ...

Official Website: www.amesburyma.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Amesbury had an population of 17,535 people. This is an increase of 7.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Amesbury had a population of 16,283 people. This makes Amesbury the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Amesbury represents 0.25% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 118th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,283 people, the population of Amesbury decreased 1.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,450 people).

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

Communities Also Named Amesbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Amesbury - it's located in Alberta.

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

Communities near Amesbury ...

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

• Lawrence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Methuen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methuen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methuen
  • Methuen is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,910 people
• Andover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• North Andover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • North Andover is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 people
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <7>
• Danvers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,571 people
• Portsmouth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <7>
• Durham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <7>
• Hampton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <7>

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 Amesbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amesbury.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amesbury. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Amesbury.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amesbury ...

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

Adding Amesbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amesbury 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 Amesbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Amesbury post office opened in 1821.

We also found Amesbury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amesbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Amesbury: www.amesburyma.gov/

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