Ipswich

Also known as Ipswich, Massachusetts, Ipswich, MA

town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Essex
Incorporated: August 5, 1634
Founded by: John Winthrop the Younger
Named after: Ipswich , England
Type: Open town meeting
Total: 42.5 sq mi (110.1 km )
Land: 32.1 sq mi (83.2 km )
Water: 10.4 sq mi (26.9 km )
Elevation: 50 ft (15 m)
Density: 429/sq mi (166/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( Eastern )
Zip code: 01938
Area code: 351 / 356 / 978
Fips code: 25-32310
Gnis feature id: 0619448

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ipswich
Population: 13175
Area: 110.1
Elevation: 15
Official website: www.town.ipswich.ma.us
Image: Riverfront at Ipswich, MA.jpg
Households: 5653

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postal code: 01938
Commons category: Ipswich, Massachusetts
inception: 1633-00-00
per capita income: 62370

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Ipswich (/ˈɪpswɪtʃ/ ) is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,785 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island. A residential community with a vibrant tourism industry, the town is famous for its clams, celebrated annually at the Ipswich Chowderfest, and for Crane Beach, a barrier beach near the Crane estate. Ipswich was incorporated as a town in 1634.

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