Massachusetts · Census place 2505595

Beverly, Massachusetts

Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts with an estimated 43,223 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 31st largest of 58 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 43,223; #31 of 58 in Massachusetts
Change since 2020: +1.5%; +652 people
Land area: 15.1 sq mi; + 7.50 sq mi water
Density: 2,864 / sq mi; State median 2,852

Orange pin: Beverly. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Boston.

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Beverly population, 2020 to 2024

Beverly added 652 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.5%. In the latest year it moved by +480. Among 58 Massachusetts places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 27th; the median place changed by +1.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Massachusetts has 44,052 people, so Beverly is 98% of it.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 42,674. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Beverly covers 15.09 square miles of land and 7.50 of water, for 2,864 people per square mile of land. The median Massachusetts place of 5,000+ has 2,852, so Beverly is close to the typical town.

What county Beverly is in

All of Beverly's residents live in Essex County, which had 823,938 residents in 2024. Beverly holds 5.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Beverly

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Beverly by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 01915, 01965. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Beverly is

The Census internal point of Beverly is at 42.556700, -70.845000. Boston, the capital, is 17.7 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Salem, MA (45,677 people), 4.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lynn, MA, 8.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 42.556700, -70.845000
DMS: 42°33'24.12"N 70°50'42.00"W
UTM: 19N 348538.2E 4713238.6N
Geohash: drtd5ghnx
Plus code: 87JFH543+MX

Daylight in Beverly

At 42.56° N, Beverly gets about 15 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 03 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 15 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Beverly

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Massachusetts, measured between internal points. The closest is Salem, 4.8 miles away, with 45,677 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Beverly, MA?

43,223 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 652 (1.5%) from 42,571 in July 2020.

What county is Beverly in?

Essex County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Beverly?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 01915, 01965.

How far is Beverly from Boston?

17.7 miles (28.5 km) in a straight line, heading SW from Beverly.

What is the nearest larger city to Beverly?

Salem, MA, with 45,677 residents, 4.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.