Banks in Essex, MA

Bank branch map: Essex

Banks sit at the coordinates in their FDIC record; credit union offices at their NCUA address, located with the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder. Point at a marker for today's hours, tap it for the address, directions and the bank's site.

Short answer: 2 banks and credit unions operate 2 locations in Essex, according to the FDIC. 2 of them have coordinates on record and are on the map. ATMs and opening hours are not in the sources this page uses yet; each marker links to directions.

Positions are the regulators' own coordinates, or the Census Geocoder's point for the address, and can sit a few hundred feet from the door. Streets, buildings and parks come from OpenStreetMap through OpenFreeMap, with every street named as you zoom in; if that map cannot load, a simpler map drawn from the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files takes its place. ATMs will follow with the Overture Maps import.

All banks in Essex

Sorted by number of local branches. Each branch shows where its hours and phone number come from.

Short answer: Beacon Bank and Trust and BankGloucester have the most locations in Essex, with 1 each. 2 banks have a single office in the city. Open any bank to see each address, today's hours where the bank publishes them and the phone number.

BankGloucester 1 branch · main office Gloucester, MA Bank · 1

BankGloucester has 1 branch in Essex, 3 across Massachusetts and 3 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Gloucester, MA and show it operating since 1887. With $386.9 million in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 2,120 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. The Essex Branch at 15 Martin St dates to 2014 in FDIC branch records. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Essex Branch

  15 Martin St, 01929

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

BankGloucester: profile, branches and contacts

Beacon Bank and Trust 1 branch · main office Boston, MA Bank · 1

Beacon Bank and Trust has 1 branch in Essex, 70 across Massachusetts and 151 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Boston, MA and show it operating since 1871. With $22.20 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 98 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. The Essex Branch at 8 Martin St dates to 1957 in FDIC branch records. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Essex Branch

  8 Martin St, 01929

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

Beacon Bank and Trust: profile, branches and contacts

Banking in Essex: the local picture

Short answer: 2 banks run 2 branches in Essex according to the FDIC. A population estimate for this place is not available from the Census Bureau, so branches per resident are not shown.

Of the 2 banks, 0 have their main office in Essex, 2 elsewhere in Massachusetts, according to the FDIC.

The bank with the longest record here is Beacon Bank and Trust, operating since 1871 according to the FDIC. In FDIC branch records, the longest-running branch is Beacon Bank and Trust's office at 8 Martin St, dating to 1957; the newest is BankGloucester's at 15 Martin St, from 2014.

None of the 2 locations here publishes hours in the sources this page uses. Each branch links to the bank's own site.

Chase, Bank of America and other national banks

Which big national banks have branches in Essex, and where the nearest one is if they do not.

Short answer: No branches in Essex: Chase (nearest in Gloucester, 6 mi), Wells Fargo (nearest in Boston, 24 mi), Bank of America (nearest in Beverly, 6 mi), PNC Bank (nearest in Lynnfield, 15 mi), U.S. Bank, Truist, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington, Regions Bank, TD Bank (nearest in Ipswich, 4 mi), BMO.

Branch counts from FDIC BankFind as of September 5, 2026. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Essex to the nearest branch in Massachusetts.

What your savings could earn

National benchmarks and the best published offers, from the Banrox Bank Rates tracker. Enter your own balance and rate to compare.

Short answer: At the national average savings rate of 0.38%, $10,000 kept in savings for a year earns about $38. The best published savings rate in the tracker, 3.75% at CIT Bank, earns about $375. The national average 12-month CD pays 1.71%.

Rates are the banks' published APYs as tracked on the Banrox Bank Rates page, with the date next to each benchmark; they are not offers from Banrox and can change daily. Interest is before tax. The best offers are mostly online banks and are open to Essex residents like anyone else.

Banks near Essex

Nearby cities with at least two banks, by straight-line distance. Counts from FDIC BankFind.

Short answer: The closest towns with more choice are Manchester (4 miles) and Ipswich (5 miles). Beverly, 7 miles away, has the most banks nearby: 10.

Bank branch openings and closings in Essex

FDIC branch records, between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026.

Short answer: FDIC branch records show no bank branch openings in Essex between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026. Closings and relocations are not tracked by the sources this page uses yet.

Largest banks in Essex by total assets

Ranked by each bank's total assets on its FDIC balance sheet, which covers the whole bank, not only its Essex offices.

Short answer: Beacon Bank and Trust is the largest bank with offices in Essex, with $22.20 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, No. 98 among U.S. banks by total assets. BankGloucester is second with $386.9 million. Local deposit shares will follow once the FDIC Summary of Deposits is imported.

Total assets and ranks from FDIC BankFind as of June 30, 2026. Rank is among active banks that report total assets to the FDIC.

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