Welcome to Leverett ...

Leverett is located in Franklin County<1>.

Leverett was settled in 1713 and was incorporated in 1774.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Leverett has a population of 1,838 people<2> (see below for details).

Leverett is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Leverett is within the boundaries of the (413) area code.

The ZIP code for Leverett: 01054<4>

Websites for Leverett ...

Official Website: www.townhall.leverett.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Leverett had an population of 1,838 people. This is a decrease of 0.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Leverett had a population of 1,851 people. This makes Leverett the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Leverett represents 0.03% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 296th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,851 people, the population of Leverett increased 11.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,663 people).

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

Communities Also Named Leverett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Leverett - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Leverett ...

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

• Amherst
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Holyoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Holyoke is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,921 people
• Northampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• South Hadley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
  • South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Easthampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
• Belchertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belchertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
  • Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
• Athol
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
• Ware
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
  • Ware is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
• Montague
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 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 Leverett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Leverett.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Leverett. See our Newspapers Page for Leverett.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Leverett ...

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

Adding Leverett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Leverett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Leverett: www.townhall.leverett.ma.us/

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