Welcome to Essex ...

Essex is located in Essex County<1>.

Essex was settled in 1634 and was incorporated in 1819.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Essex has a population of 3,801 people<2> (see below for details).

Essex is near sea level<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Essex: 01929<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Essex had an population of 3,801 people. This is an increase of 8.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Essex had a population of 3,504 people. This makes Essex the county's 33rd most populous community.

The population of Essex represents 0.05% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 266th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,504 people, the population of Essex increased 7.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,267 people).

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

Communities Also Named Essex ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Massachusetts communities named Essex: This one is located in Essex County and the other is located in Suffolk County.

Beyond Massachusetts, there are 32 communities that are also named Essex - they are located in Arkansas, California (3), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Essex ...

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

• Lynn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Haverhill
  (18 miles [29 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
• Peabody
  (10 miles [16.1 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
• Revere
  (19 miles [30.6 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
• Salem
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
• Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• North Andover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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
• Gloucester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester
  • Gloucester is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,539 people
• Saugus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugus
  • Saugus is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,542 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 Essex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Essex.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Essex. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Essex.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Essex ...

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

Adding Essex to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Essex post office opened in 1820.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Essex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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