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Peabody
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city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Essex
- Incorporated
- 1855 (town)
- Named after
- George Peabody
- Seat
- Peabody City Hall
- Type
- Mayor-council city
- Mayor
- Edward A. Bettencourt Jr.
- Total
- 16.81 sq mi (43.54 km )
- Land
- 16.24 sq mi (42.05 km )
- Water
- 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km )
- Elevation
- 16 ft (5 m)
- Density
- 3,355.4/sq mi (1,295.54/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 01960–01961 (Peabody), 01940 ( Lynnfield )
- Area code
- 351 / 978
- Fips code
- 25-52490
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Named after
- George Peabody
- Official name
- South Danvers
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Essex County
- Population
- 54481
- Area
- 43.492439
- Elevation
- 5
- Shares border with
- Lynn
- Official website
- www.peabody-ma.gov
- Image
- City Hall, Peabody, MA.jpg
- Households
- 22049
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- twinned administrative body
- Santa Cruz da Graciosa
- office held by head of government
- mayor
- Commons category
- Peabody, Massachusetts
- topic's main category
- Category:Peabody, Massachusetts
- native label
- Peabody
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Peabody, Massachusetts
- inception
- 1626-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 3.4589
- per capita income
- 41990
- postal code
- 01961
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
Peabody (/ˈpiːbədi/) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 54,481 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Peabody is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts, and is known for its rich industrial history.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peabody” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.