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Welcome to Manchester By The Sea (aka 'Manchester') ...

The town of Manchester By The Sea is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Manchester By The Sea, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Manchester By The Sea has a population of 5,437 people<2> (see below for details).

Manchester By The Sea is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Manchester By The Sea lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Manchester By The Sea: 978 & 351<4>

The ZIP code for Manchester By The Sea: 01944<5>

The town of Manchester By The Sea has also been called Manchester.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manchester By The Sea had an population of 5,437 people. This is an increase of 5.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manchester By The Sea had a population of 5,136 people. This makes Manchester By The Sea the county's 30th most populous community.

The population of Manchester By The Sea represents 0.08% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 243rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,136 people, the population of Manchester By The Sea decreased 1.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,228 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Manchester By The Sea.

Communities near Manchester By The Sea ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manchester By The Sea.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Manchester By The Sea ...

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

Adding Manchester By The Sea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Manchester By The Sea 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 Manchester By The Sea was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Manchester By The Sea.

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

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 Manchester By The Sea.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manchester By The Sea - 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 Manchester By The Sea area will be assigned with one of these codes: 978 or 351. As a result, placing a call in the Manchester By The Sea 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 town (such as Manchester By The Sea). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Manchester By The Sea or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).




 

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