Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket is an island 30 miles (48.3 km) south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is both a town and a county (Nantucket County).
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 Location of Nantucket in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′58″N 70°5′58″W / 41.28278°N 70.09944°WCoordinates: 41°16′58″N 70°5′58″W / 41.28278°N 70.09944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Settled | 1641 |
| Incorporated | 1671 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105.3 sq mi (272.6 km2) |
| • Land | 47.8 sq mi (123.8 km2) |
| • Water | 57.5 sq mi (148.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 14,255 |
| • Density | 308.6/sq mi (115.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 02554, 02564, 02584 |
| FIPS code | 25-43790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619376 |
| Website | www.nantucket-ma.gov |
Nantucket, Massachusetts Media
Clinton Folger, mail carrier for Nantucket, towed his car to the state highway for driving to Siasconset, in observance of an early 20th-century ban on automobiles on town roads.
The cobblestone Main Street in historic downtown Nantucket
NASA satellite image of Nantucket Island
Nantucket Town & County Building
In 1827, Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin set up the Coffin School to educate descendants of Tristram Coffin. After initially faltering, the school was reconstituted in this building on Winter Street in 1854.
Theodore Robinson's painting Nantucket, 1882
The Argo Merchant ran aground on December 15, 1976. A silvery oil slick can be seen coming from the center holds in the foreground.
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