Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:06 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:10 am – 4:13 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 20°F45 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month October48 in of snow a year, on about 17 days10 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beverly Muni Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Middleton
Nearby landmarksMount Pleasantpeak · under a mileMount Hermonpeak · 2.6 miBass Riverriver · 3.9 miMill Riverriver · 4.5 miSuntaug Lakelake · 2.0 miPeabody Reservoir (historical)lake · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFamily Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileKing-Hussey Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.0 miLynn Woods Reservationstate park · 3.7 miBreakheart Reservationstate park · 3.8 miDanvers State Hospital Cemeterystate historic site · 3.0 miLynn Heritage State Parkstate park · 5.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202542 mi away, near York Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202542 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighEssex County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025296 of 365 days measured66 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 136main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Essex County monitors, MA
Drinking waterPeabody Water Dept.serves 54,481 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation159 ft48 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLahey Medical Center Peabody1.2 miPost officePeabody Post Office1.1 miTown hallPeabody City Hall2.1 miPolicePeabody Police Department1.6 miFire stationPeabody Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighPeabody Veterans Memorial High Schoolunder a mileElementaryCenter School1.3 miMiddleJ Henry Higgins Middle School1.6 miCollegeNorth Shore Community College - Danvers Campus3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS12 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 11.1 miAmtrakWoburn, MA WOB9.0 miRailSalemMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)3.8 miCoachLogan International Airport (Terminal E)Peter Pan (BZ)12 miTransit7 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01961 ZIP area.
