Needs More Love
Town guide

Salem

Massachusetts · MA
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →

About Salem

City in Massachusetts, United States
1626Established
44,480Population
18.3 sq miArea
26 ftElevation

Salem (, SAY-ləm) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports for trading commodities in early American history. Prior to the dissolution of county governments in Massachusetts in 1999, it served as one of two county seats for Essex County, alongside Lawrence. Today, Salem is a residential and tourist area that is home to the House of Seven Gables, Salem State University, Pioneer Village, the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem Willows Park, and the Peabody Essex Museum. It features histor…

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Full page →
The weekly

This week in Salem

The forecast calls for Chance Rain Showers. In the local news, City of Salem Announces Planned and Anticipated October Road Closures (Salem, MA | Official Website (.gov)), D23 Hocus Pocus Screening in Salem Presented by Huluween on Disney+ (d23.com), and Mayor’s Night Out – Fun For The Whole Family (Salem, MA | Official Website (.gov)).

Gathered from local news, the National Weather Service, and your neighbors’ posts.

Salem’s photo wall is empty.

Add a picture of the spots that make it Salem.

Pin the first photo →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Salem.
+ Write the first post
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

You’re browsing

Salem

Massachusetts · MA
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Salem is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01