Hamilton, Massachusetts

Hamilton, Massachusetts
Hamilton Town Hall
Hamilton Town Hall
Official seal of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°37′10.95″N 70°51′17.24″W / 42.6197083°N 70.8547889°W / 42.6197083; -70.8547889
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Settled1638; 386 years ago (1638)
Incorporated1793; 231 years ago (1793)
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
 • Total14.9 sq mi (38.6 km2)
 • Land14.2 sq mi (36.7 km2)
 • Water0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,561
 • Density510/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes
01936 (Hamilton), 01982 (South Hamilton)
Area code351/978
FIPS code25-27900
GNIS feature ID0619446
Websitewww.hamiltonma.gov

Hamilton is a town in the eastern central portion of Essex County in eastern Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 7,561.[1] Currently the town has no manufacturing industry and no industrially zoned land.

Though Hamilton is a landlocked town in the North Shore region of Massachusetts, its proximity to it provides easy access to the Atlantic seashore with its reservations, beaches and boating. The town includes many historic houses, pastoral landscapes, and old stone walls that accompany winding tree-lined roads. It also has a rich equestrian heritage, which remains strong due to the influence of the many horse farms and of Myopia Hunt Club, which holds frequent equestrian events, including polo most Sunday afternoons. (Myopia also hosts a Thanksgiving Day fox hunt each year that the public may attend.[2]) Thus, people visiting Hamilton may well share the secondary roads with horse and pony riders. Patton Park, one of the parks in downtown Hamilton, was named after General George S. Patton. The park is a center of activity for the town.

Hamilton is closely tied to neighboring Wenham, sharing a school system, library, recreation department, commuter rail station and newspaper.

Hamilton includes South Hamilton, a part of Hamilton that the Postal Service has assigned the ZIP Code 01982. "Hamilton" and "South Hamilton" differ only in ZIP Code and are otherwise the same town.

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Hamilton town, Essex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Experience The Myopia Club Fox Hunt This Thanksgiving!". Nephotographyguild.com. Retrieved 2015-04-24.