Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen, Massachusetts
City
Methuen City Hall
Flag Seal
Location in Essex County and the state of Massachusetts.
Methuen, Massachusetts Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°43′34″N 71°11′29″W / 42.72611°N 71.19139°W / 42.72611; -71.19139
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Essex
Settled	1642
Incorporated	December 8, 1725
Incorporated a city	1917
Named for	Sir Paul Methuen
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Neil Perry
Area [1]
• Total	22.99 sq mi (59.55 km2)
• Land	22.21 sq mi (57.53 km2)
• Water	0.78 sq mi (2.02 km2)
Elevation	115 ft (35 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	53,059
• Density	2,388.75/sq mi (922.29/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01844
Area code	351/978
FIPS code	25-40710
GNIS feature ID	0612337
Website	www.cityofmethuen.net

Methuen (/məˈθuːən/^[2]) is a 23-square-mile (60 km²) city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 53,059 at the 2020 census.^[3] Methuen lies along the northwestern edge of Essex County, just east of Middlesex County and just south of Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The city is bordered by Haverhill to the northeast, North Andover to the southeast, Lawrence and Andover to the south, Dracut (Middlesex County) to the west, Pelham, New Hampshire (Hillsborough County) to the northwest, and Salem, New Hampshire (Rockingham County) to the north. Methuen is located 17 miles (27 km) southwest from Newburyport, 30 miles (48 km) north-northwest of Boston and 25 miles (40 km) south-southeast of Manchester, New Hampshire.