What County Is Essex, Massachusetts In?
Essex is in Essex County, Massachusetts.
- Official code
- 2521815
- Representative coordinates
- 42.640451, -70.771165
- Land area
- 5.332 km²
- Water area
- 0.458 km²
- State
- Massachusetts
The representative point identifies this area. It is not a street address or a boundary survey.
County boundaries in Essex
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Coordinates of Essex
42.640451, -70.771165 is the Census representative point, not a street address. Convert these coordinates or prepare a map link.
Elevation in Essex
4 m · 13 ft. GNIS archived height at its named reference point (42.633296, -70.7743117), which may differ from the Census point. Terrain height varies across the place; this is not a city-wide or surveyed elevation. Request height at a different point.
Today’s sunrise and sunset
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Time zones in Essex
The representative point uses America/New_York.
| Time zone | Local time and UTC offset | Next clock change |
|---|---|---|
| America/New_York | UTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock. | Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes. |
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Census ZIP areas
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Nearest place by representative point
This is the nearest Census place by straight-line distance between representative coordinates. It is not a road distance.
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