Rockport, Massachusetts
Rockport, Massachusetts | |
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Rockport inner harbor showing lobster fleet and Motif #1 (red building) | |
| Motto: "A Seacoast Village on Cape Ann" | |
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′20″N 70°37′15″W / 42.65556°N 70.62083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | 1623 |
| Incorporated | February 27, 1840 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.5 sq mi (45.4 km2) |
| • Land | 7.0 sq mi (18.1 km2) |
| • Water | 10.5 sq mi (27.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 77 ft (23 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,992 |
| • Density | 400/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01966 |
| Area code | 351 / 978 |
| FIPS code | 25-57880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0618308 |
| Website | Town of Rockport, Massachusetts, Official Web Site |
Rockport is a seaside town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,992 in 2020. Rockport is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Boston, at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula. Rockport borders Gloucester to its west, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in all other directions.
Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rockport.