Welcome to Haverhill ...

The city of Haverhill is located in Essex County<1>.

Haverhill was settled in 1640.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Haverhill has a population of 64,045 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Haverhill is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Haverhill: (978) and (351)<4>

The ZIP codes for Haverhill: 01830-01832, 01835<5>

Websites for Haverhill ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Haverhill had an population of 64,045 people. This is an increase of 5.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Haverhill had a population of 60,879 people (which is 8.19% of the total population of Essex County). This makes Haverhill the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Haverhill represents 0.93% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 60,879 people, the population of Haverhill increased 3.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 58,969 people).

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

Communities Also Named Haverhill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Haverhill - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kansas (2), New Hampshire and Ohio.

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

Communities near Haverhill ...

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

• Lowell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Nashua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <6>
• Lawrence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Peabody
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Billerica
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Beverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,242 people
• Andover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,554 people
• Chelmsford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
  • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
• Derry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <6>
• North Andover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Andover
  • North Andover is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,460 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 Haverhill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haverhill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Haverhill. 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 Haverhill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Haverhill. Our list includes 67 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Haverhill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haverhill ...

Looking for more information about Haverhill? 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 Haverhill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Haverhill.

Adding Haverhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Haverhill 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 Haverhill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Haverhill post office opened in 1793.

We also found Haverhill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haverhill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Haverhill: www.ci.haverhill.ma.us/

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