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

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.

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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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