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Saugus, Massachusetts | |
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Motto: Sachems | |
Coordinates: 42°27′53″N 71°00′38″W / 42.46472°N 71.01056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Essex |
Settled | 1629 |
Incorporated | 1815 |
Government | |
• Type | Town Manager–Board of Selectmen/Representative town meeting |
• Town Manager | Scott Crabtree |
• Board of Selectmen | Anthony W. Cogliano, Sr. Corinne R. Riley Michael J. Serino Debra C. Panetta Jeffrey V. Cicolini |
Area | |
• Total | 11.2 sq mi (30.6 km2) |
• Land | 10.8 sq mi (28.0 km2) |
• Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
Elevation | 21 ft (6 m) |
Population (2024) | |
• Total | 28,521 |
• Density | 2,500/sq mi (930/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 01906 |
Area code | 339 / 781 |
FIPS code | 25-60015 |
GNIS feature ID | 0619454 |
Website | Town of Saugus, Official Web Site |
Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 28,619 at the 2020 census.[1] Saugus is known as the site of the first integrated iron works in North America.