Nantucket
Nantucket (/ˌnænˈtʌkɪt/) is an island about 30 miles (48 km) south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government in the state of Massachusetts. Nantucket is the most southeastern town in both Massachusetts and the New England region.
Nantucket, Massachusetts | |
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| Town and County of Nantucket | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Nantucket in Massachusetts | |
Nantucket Location in the United States Nantucket Nantucket (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′58″N 70°5′58″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Settled | 1641 |
| Incorporated | 1671 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting and consolidated town and county |
| 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 |
| Area code | 508 |
| FIPS code | 25-43790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619376 |
| Website | www.nantucket-ma.gov |
The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island, but is very similar to the endonym of the native Nehantucket tribe that occupied the region at the time of European settlement.
Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. Due to tourists and seasonal residents, the population of the island increases to around 80,000 during the summer months. The average sale price for a single-family home was $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018.
The National Park Service cites Nantucket, designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, as being the "finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th- and early 19th-century New England seaport town."
Nantucket is accessible by boat, ferry, or airplane.