Welcome to Everett ...

The city of Everett is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Everett was settled in 1630.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Everett has a population of 46,460 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Everett is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Everett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Everett: (617) and (857)<4>

The ZIP code for Everett: 02149<5>

Websites for Everett ...

Official Website:   www.ci.everett.ma.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.everettmachamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Everett had an population of 46,460 people. This is an increase of 11.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Everett had a population of 41,667 people. This makes Everett the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Everett represents 0.64% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 41,667 people, the population of Everett increased 9.54% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 38,037 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Everett.

Communities Also Named Everett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Everett - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Everett.

Communities near Everett ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Everett.

• Lynn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Waltham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Peabody
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Salem
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people
• Billerica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Beverly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Everett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Everett.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Everett. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Everett.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Everett. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Everett.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Everett ...

Looking for more information about Everett? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Everett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Everett.

Adding Everett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Everett in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Everett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Everett post office opened in 1868.

We also found Everett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Everett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Everett: www.ci.everett.ma.us/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/