Welcome to Gloucester ...

The coastal city of Gloucester is located in Essex County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Gloucester: gloss-terr<3>

Gloucester was settled in 1623.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gloucester has a population of 30,442 people<4> (see below for details).

The community of Gloucester is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Telephone area codes for Gloucester: (978) and (351)<6>

The ZIP codes for Gloucester: 01930-01931<7>

Websites for Gloucester ...

Official Website: www.ci.gloucester.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gloucester had an population of 30,442 people. This is an increase of 5.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gloucester had a population of 28,789 people. This makes Gloucester the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Gloucester represents 0.44% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 58th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,789 people, the population of Gloucester decreased 4.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 30,273 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gloucester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gloucester - they are located in New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gloucester ...

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

• Lynn
  (17 miles [27.4 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
• Peabody
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Lynnfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnfield
  • Lynnfield is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,040 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 Gloucester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gloucester.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gloucester. Our list includes 30 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gloucester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gloucester ...

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

Adding Gloucester to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gloucester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gloucester: www.ci.gloucester.ma.us/

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