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
Area Code for Leverett: 413
The ZIP code for Leverett: 01054<4>
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.
Websites for Leverett ...
Official Website: www.townhall.leverett.ma.us/
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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amherst
- From Leverett to Amherst
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Holyoke
- From Leverett to Holyoke
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Northampton
- From Leverett to Northampton
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Hadley
- From Leverett to South Hadley
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greenfield
- From Leverett to Greenfield
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Easthampton
- From Leverett to Easthampton
- Belchertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belchertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Belchertown
- From Leverett to Belchertown
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Athol
- From Leverett to Athol
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ware
- From Leverett to Ware
- 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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montague
- From Leverett to Montague
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Leverett post office opened in 1818.
We also found Leverett in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, 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 Leverett. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Leverett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 community (such as Leverett). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Leverett or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |