About Hingham
Set in the central part of Massachusetts, Hingham is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Hingham is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.1 square miles.
📰 Hingham News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Hingham Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Massachusetts — one of 248 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Quincy (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Hingham
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Hingham
- Alma Nove
- Boathouse Bistro & Pizzeria — pizza
- Cohasset Pizza House — pizza
- Jake's Seafood Restaurant — seafood
- Locales Tacos y Tequila
- Nantasket Flatts Kitchen & Bar
- Olympus Grille — greek
- Papa Gino's — pizza
- Pizza Box — pizza
- Red Sky
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Hull ArtWalk · Art gallery
- Paragon Park Carousel · Theme park
- Paragon Park Museum and Museum Shop · Museum
- Bare Cove Fire Museum · Museum
- Benjamin Lincoln House · Museum
- South Shore Model Railroad Club · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hingham
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Hingham
- East Elementary School
- Hingham High
- Hingham Middle School
- Plymouth River
- South Elementary
- Wm L Foster Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.