Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:04 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:09 am – 4:12 pm
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People7,009 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.73,238 householdsMedian household income $96,250Median home value $746,100Median rent $1,851 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,215 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 3,186 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, professional and business services 10%, construction 9%Average commute 30 minutes70% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages55% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F48 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October51 in of snow a year, on about 16 days5 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beverly station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksLands Endcape · 1.3 miMill Riverriver · 3.0 miRum Rock Lakelake · under a milePigeon Covebay · 2.5 miBeacon Hillpeak · 2.6 miCape Hedge Beachbeach · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsThacher Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.2 miState Fish Pierstate park · 2.4 miBeech Grove Cemetery Extensionhistoric site · under a mileBeech Grove Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileHalibut Point State Parkstate park · 3.2 miWingaersheek Uplandsstate conservation land · 4.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202530 mi away, near York Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202530 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
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRockport Water Deptserves 10,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation129 ft39 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAddison Gilbert Hospital3.3 miPost officeRockport Post Office1.1 miTown hallRockport Town Hall1.1 miPoliceRockport Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationRockport Fire Department Main Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryRockport Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleRockport Middle Schoolunder a mileHighRockport High School1.0 miCollegeGordon College10.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS28 miInterstateI-9518 miUS highwayUS 1 Alt11 miAmtrakHaverhill, MA HHL25 miRailRockportMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.1 miCoachSeabrookCandJ Bus Lines22 miTransit2 stops within a mileCape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01966 ZIP area.
