Easthampton, Massachusetts

Easthampton, Massachusetts
View of Mount Tom from the center of Easthampton
View of Mount Tom from the center of Easthampton
Official seal of Easthampton, Massachusetts
Motto(s): 
Artes et Literæ cum Virtute Conjunctæ (Latin "Arts and Letters joined together with Virtue")
Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts
Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts
Easthampton, Massachusetts is located in the United States
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°16′00″N 72°40′10″W / 42.26667°N 72.66944°W / 42.26667; -72.66944
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyHampshire
Settled1664
Incorporated (district)June 17, 1785
Incorporated (town)1809
Incorporated (city)1996
Government
 • TypeMayor-council city
 • MayorNicole LaChapelle
 • City Council
  • Margaret (Peg) Conniff (President)
  • Erica Ann Flood
  • Owen M. Zaret
  • Lindsey Rothschild
  • James "JP" Kwiecinski
  • Homar Gomez
  • Thomas W. Peake
  • Salem Derby
  • Daniel D. Rist
Area
 • Total13.60 sq mi (35.23 km2)
 • Land13.32 sq mi (34.50 km2)
 • Water0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
Elevation
170 ft (52 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,211
 • Density1,216.86/sq mi (469.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
01027
Area code413
FIPS code25-19370
GNIS feature ID0608739
Websiteeasthamptonma.gov

Easthampton is a city[2] in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The city is in the Pioneer Valley near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst. The population was 16,211 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Although it is called the "Town of Easthampton," it is a statutory city of Massachusetts. See Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Easthampton Town city, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2021.