Nahant
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town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Essex
- Incorporated
- March 29, 1853
- Type
- Open town meeting
- Town administrator
- Alison Nieto
- Total
- 15.5 sq mi (40.1 km )
- Land
- 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km )
- Water
- 14.4 sq mi (37.4 km )
- Elevation
- 49 ft (15 m)
- Density
- 3,198/sq mi (1,234.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 01908
- Area code
- 339 / 781
- Fips code
- 25-43580
- Gnis feature id
- 0618304
- Website
- www .nahant .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Nahant
- Population
- 3334
- Area
- 40.1
- Elevation
- 15
- Official website
- www.nahant.org/default.shtml
- Image
- Aerial view of Nahant, Massachusetts, September 2024.JPG
- Households
- 1723
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- Commons category
- Nahant, Massachusetts
- postal code
- 01908
- inception
- 1630-00-00
- per capita income
- 68422
- P12749
- Limodorum
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Article
Nahant (/nə.ˈhɑːnt/, nə-HAANT) is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,334 at the 2020 census, which makes it the smallest municipality by population in Essex County. With just 1.0 square mile (2.7 km) of land area, it is also the smallest municipality by area in the state and is primarily a residential community. The town is situated on a peninsula consisting of two near-islands (known as "Little Nahant" and "Big Nahant" respectively) connected to the mainland by a narrow sandy isthmus traversed by a single causeway known as "Nahant Road". Numerous tourist beaches line the shores, with the most popular being the so-called "Long Beach" and "Short Beach" along the eastern side of the causeway.
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