Easthampton, Massachusetts

Easthampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The city is in the Pioneer Valley, near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst. The population was 16,211 at the 2020 census.

Easthampton, Massachusetts
View of Mount Tom from the center of Easthampton
Motto(s): 
Artes et Literæ cum Virtute Conjunctæ (Latin "Arts and Letters joined together with Virtue")
Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°16′00″N 72°40′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyHampshire
Settled1664
Incorporated (district)June 17, 1785
Incorporated (town)1809
Incorporated (city)1996
Government
  TypeMayor-council city
  MayorNicole LaChapelle
  City Council
  • Margaret (Peg) Conniff (President)
  • Erica Ann Flood
  • Owen M. Zaret
  • Lindsey Rothschild
  • James "JP" Kwiecinski
  • Homar Gomez
  • Thomas W. Peake
  • Salem Derby
  • Daniel D. Rist
Area
  Total13.60 sq mi (35.23 km2)
  Land13.32 sq mi (34.50 km2)
  Water0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
Elevation
170 ft (52 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total16,211
  Density1,216.86/sq mi (469.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
01027
Area code413
FIPS code25-19370
GNIS feature ID0608739
Websiteeasthamptonma.gov
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