Gloucester, Massachusetts

About Gloucester

Gloucester, MA is a thriving city located in northeastern Massachusetts counting 30,491 people who proudly call it home.

Gloucester holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 26.19 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,164 residents per square mile.

📰 Gloucester News Today

• Linda J. McCarriston Obituary (2026) - Gloucester, MA - Greely Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond falls in Little League regional final The Portland Press Herald · Aug 13
• Search of Lily Jean wreckage finds no missing crew members WCVB · Aug 13
• State conducts mission to assess Lily Jean's wreckage NBC Boston · Aug 14
• William W. Hart Obituary | Greely Funeral Home | Gloucester, MA Tribute Archive · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gloucester Unique

• Positioned in northeastern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Massachusetts — one of 248 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 30,491.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Gloucester

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Gloucester

• Cake Ann — cake (café)
• Causeway Restaurant — seafood
• Duckworth's Bistrot
• Gang Nam Gloucester — korean
• Jalapeno's Authentic Mexican Restaurant — mexican
• Kalamata — greek
• Machaca Taco and Tequila Bar — mexican
• Minglewood Harborside — american
• Oak to Ember — american
• Short & Main — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cape Ann Historical Museum · Museum
• Cape Ann Museum · Museum
• Hammond Castle Museum · Museum
• Maritime Gloucester · Museum
• Sargent House Museum · Museum
• 17 · Attraction
• 18 · Attraction
• 19 · Attraction
• 20 · Attraction
• 7 Seas Whale Watch · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gloucester

• Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Annisquam Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Atwater Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bond Hill Reservoir Water Supply Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Boynton Island & Causeway · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brisson Salt Marsh · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brown's Field & Apple Street Playground reviews ★
• Burke Playground & Field reviews ★
• Burnham's Field & Playground reviews ★
• Cape Ann Historical Museum Courtyard reviews ★
• Cape Ann Historical Museum Sculpture Park reviews ★
• Captain Solomon Jacobs Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Gloucester

• Beeman Memorial
• East Gloucester Elementary
• East Veterans Elementary School
• Gloucester High
• Gloucester PreSchool
• Plum Cove School
• Ralph B O'Maley Middle
• Veterans Memorial
• West Parish

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Gloucester

🏘️ Nearby Communities