Methuen

Also known as Methuen, Massachusetts, Methuen, MA

city in Massachusetts, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Essex
Incorporated: December 8, 1725
Named after: Sir Paul Methuen
Type: Mayor-council
Mayor: David Beauregard Jr.
Total: 22.99 sq mi (59.55 km )
Land: 22.21 sq mi (57.53 km )
Water: 0.78 sq mi (2.02 km )
Elevation: 115 ft (35 m)
Density: 2,388.7/sq mi (922.29/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( Eastern )
Zip code: 01844
Area code: 351 / 978
Fips code: 25-40710
Gnis feature id: 0612337

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Methuen
Population: 53059
Area: 59.665094
Elevation: 35
Official website: www.ci.methuen.ma.us
Image: Methuen City Hall - 2006.jpg
Households: 17611

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Commons category: Methuen, Massachusetts
postal code: 01844
inception: 1642-00-00
P8168: Mobil
water as percent of area: 3.4229
per capita income: 36863

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Methuen (/məˈθuːən/) is a 23-square-mile (60 km) city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 53,059 at the 2020 census. Methuen lies along the northwestern edge of Essex County, just east of Middlesex County and just south of Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The city is bordered by Haverhill to the northeast, North Andover to the southeast, Lawrence and Andover to the south, Dracut (Middlesex County) to the west, Pelham, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County) to the northwest, and Salem, New Hampshire (Rockingham County) to the north. Methuen is located 17 miles (27 km) southwest from Newburyport, 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Boston and 25 miles (40 km) south-southeast of Manchester, New Hampshire. The city is a part of the Merrimack Valley and its ZIP Code is 01844.

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