Welcome to Prides Crossing ...
Prides Crossing is located in Essex County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prides Crossing, 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.
A typical abbreviation for Prides Crossing: Prides Xing.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Prides Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Prides Crossing.
Prides Crossing is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Prides Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Prides Crossing: 978 & 351<3>
The ZIP code for Prides Crossing: 01965<4>
Communities near Prides Crossing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prides Crossing.
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Boston is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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- Lynn is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Somerville is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
- Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Lawrence is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
- Haverhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Haverhill is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
- Medford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Malden is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
- Peabody
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Peabody is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
- Revere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
- Revere is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 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 Prides Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prides Crossing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prides Crossing. 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 Prides Crossing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prides Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Prides Crossing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prides Crossing ...
Looking for more information about Prides Crossing? 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 Prides Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prides Crossing.
Adding Prides Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prides Crossing 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 Prides Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prides Crossing.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prides Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Prides Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 978 or 351. As a result, placing a call in the Prides Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 Prides Crossing). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Prides Crossing or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |