Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket is an island 30 miles (48.3 km) south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States.

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Municipalities and communities of Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States
County seat: Nantucket
Town	Nantucket
CDPs	Madaket Nantucket (CDP) Siasconset
Other villages	Coskata Polpis Shawkemo Wauwinet

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Regions	Cape Ann Greater Boston Greater Lowell Cape Cod,
Counties	Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Dukes Essex Franklin Hampden Hampshire Middlesex Nantucket Norfolk Plymouth Suffolk Worcester Note: Nine former counties were in the District of Maine
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Town & County of Nantucket, Massachusetts
Town
Nantucket
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Location in Nantucket County in Massachusetts
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Settled	1641
Incorporated	1671
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
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 (2000)
• Total	9,520
• Density	199.1/sq mi (76.9/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	02554
Area code(s)	508 / 774
FIPS code	25-43790
GNIS feature ID	0619376
Website	http://www.nantucket-ma.gov/

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