Rockport, Massachusetts

Rockport, Massachusetts
Rockport inner harbor showing lobster fleet and Motif #1 (red building)
Rockport inner harbor showing lobster fleet and Motif #1 (red building)
Official seal of Rockport, Massachusetts
Motto: 
"A Seacoast Village on Cape Ann"[1]
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°39′20″N 70°37′15″W / 42.65556°N 70.62083°W / 42.65556; -70.62083
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyEssex
Incorporated1623
IncorporatedFebruary 27, 1840
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
 • Total
17.5 sq mi (45.4 km2)
 • Land7.0 sq mi (18.1 km2)
 • Water10.5 sq mi (27.3 km2)
Elevation
77 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,992
 • Density400/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
01966
Area code351 / 978
FIPS code25-57880
GNIS feature ID0618308
WebsiteTown of Rockport, Massachusetts, Official Web Site

Rockport is a seaside town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,992 in 2020.[2] Rockport is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Boston, at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula. Rockport borders Gloucester to its west, and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in all other directions.

Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Rockport.

  1. ^ "Rockport Chamber of Commerce". Rockport Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Rockport town, Essex County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 7, 2021.