Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mooring, winter storage, and maintenance of recreational boats, motor and sail, still generate much of the city's income. A Coast Guard station oversees boating activity, especially in the sometimes dangerous tidal currents of the Merrimack River.
Northeast
Newburyport
Essex County, MA
Population
18,356
Walk Score
98 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,426
Median home value
$737,200
Settled
1635
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Central Waterfront Archeological District
- Market Square Historic District · listed 1971
- Newburyport Historic District · listed 1984
Notable landmarks
- Brown Square House · listed 1975
- Coker, Benjamin, House · listed 1990
- Cushing, Caleb, House · listed 1973
- Dalton House · listed 1978
- Dodge Building · listed 1982
- First Religious Society Church and Parish Hall · listed 1976
- James Steam Mills
- Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light · listed 1987
- Newburyport Harbor Light · listed 1987
- Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Light · listed 1987
- Superior Courthouse and Bartlett Mall · listed 1976
- US Customhouse · listed 1971
- US Post Office-Newburyport Main · listed 1986
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