Salem, Massachusetts

Salem is a city in Essex County, in Massachusetts. It was home of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

City
137px 137px 137px 137px Left-right from top: Federal Street District, House of Seven Gables, Historic Custom House, Peabody Essex Museum
Flag of Flag Official seal of Seal
Location in Essex County, Massachusetts Location in Essex County, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°31′10″N 70°53′50″W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Essex
Settled	1626
Incorporated	1629
City	1836
Founded by	Roger Conant
Government
• Type	Mayor-council city
Area
• Total	18.30 sq mi (47.40 km2)
• Land	8.29 sq mi (21.48 km2)
• Water	10.01 sq mi (25.92 km2)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	44,480
• Density	5,362.91/sq mi (2,070.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01970
FIPS code	25-59105
GNIS feature ID	0614337
Website	www.salem.com

Salem, Massachusetts Media

• Roger Conant, N Washington Sq, Salem (493755) (11363034976).jpg

  Statue of Roger Conant, founder of Salem

• Salem shipping colonial color.jpg

  Scene along the Salem waterfront, c. 1770–1780

• Salem Harbor Fitz Hugh Lane.jpeg

  Salem Harbor, oil on canvas, Fitz Hugh Lane, 1853, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

• Crowninshield's Wharf no frame (edit).jpg

  Crowninshield's Wharf at Salem, painting by George Ropes. Ropes, a mute, was the son of a sea captain and the nephew of prominent Salem ship owner Jerathmiel Peirce. This painting is in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum.

• 1820 Salem Massachusetts map bySaunders BPL 12094.png

  Map of Salem, c. 1820

• Muster at Coast Guard Air Station Salem in 1952.jpg

  Coast Guard Air Station Salam, 1952

• First Muster 1637.jpg

  First Muster, Spring 1637, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

• Salem Ferry.JPG

  Salem Ferry approaching its dock

• Peirce-Nichols House.jpg

  The Peirce-Nichols House, designed by Samuel McIntire, was owned by prominent ship owner Jerathmeil Peirce and is maintained as a museum by the Peabody Essex Museum.