Welcome to Danvers ...

Danvers is located in Essex County<1>.

Danvers was settled in 1636 and was incorporated in 1775.

When the people of Danvers refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Danversite<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Danvers has a population of 27,573 people<3> (see below for details).

Danvers is near sea level<4>.

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

Area codes for Danvers: (978) and (351)<5>

The ZIP code for Danvers: 01923<6>

Websites for Danvers ...

Official Website: www.danvers-ma.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Danvers had an population of 27,573 people. This is an increase of 4.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Danvers had a population of 26,493 people. This makes Danvers the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Danvers represents 0.4% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 72nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 26,493 people, the population of Danvers increased 5.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 25,212 people).

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

Communities Also Named Danvers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Danvers - they are located in Illinois, Minnesota, Montana and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Danvers ...

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

• Boston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (16 miles [25.7 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
• Lowell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Somerville
  (15 miles [24.1 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
• Lawrence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Haverhill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (18 miles [29 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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Danvers. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Danvers.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danvers ...

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

Adding Danvers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danvers 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 Danvers was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Danvers in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danvers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Danvers: www.danvers-ma.org/

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