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Welcome to Haverhill ...

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

Haverhill was settled in 1640.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Haverhill has a population of 64,045 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Haverhill is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Haverhill: 978 & 351<4>

The ZIP codes for Haverhill: 01830-01832, 01835<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Haverhill had an population of 64,045 people. This is an increase of 5.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Haverhill had a population of 60,879 people (which is 8.17% of the total population of Essex County). This makes Haverhill the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Haverhill represents 0.93% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 60,879 people, the population of Haverhill increased 3.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 58,969 people).

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

Communities Also Named Haverhill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Haverhill - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kansas (2), New Hampshire and Ohio.

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

Websites for Haverhill ...

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

Communities near Haverhill ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Haverhill. Our list includes 67 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Haverhill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haverhill ...

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

Adding Haverhill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Haverhill post office opened in 1793.

We also found Haverhill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haverhill.

The official website for Haverhill: www.ci.haverhill.ma.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Haverhill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Haverhill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 978 code has been Overlayed with the 351 area code. New phone numbers in the Haverhill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 978 or 351. As a result, placing a call in the Haverhill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Haverhill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Haverhill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Haverhill includes: 01830, 1831 & 01832.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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