Siasconset | |
|---|---|
 Post Office, Siasconset, Massachusetts | |
 Location in Nantucket County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′45″N 69°57′58″W / 41.26250°N 69.96611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Nantucket |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 205 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 02564 |
| Area code | 508 |
| GNIS feature ID | 616962[1] |
Siasconset is a census designated place (CDP) at the eastern end of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States with an elevation of 52 feet (16 m), and a population of 205 at the 2010 census.[2] Although unincorporated, the village has a post office, with the ZIP code 02564.[3]
The various spellings of its name, 'Sconset, Sconset, Seconset, Siasconsett, or Sweseckechi led the Board on Geographic Names to designate its official spelling in 1892.[1][4] Three of the four golf courses located on the island are in Siasconset: the Siasconset Golf Club, the Sankaty Head Golf Club, and the Nantucket Golf Club.
- ^ a b "Siasconset, Massachusetts". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Karttunen, Frances Ruley (2005). The Other Islanders: People Who Pulled Nantucket's Oars. Spinner Publications. pp. 304. ISBN 0932027938.