Data centers in Salem, Massachusetts
No data center in Salem is on the record. The nearest one planned is Boston Neighborhood Data Center, about 13 miles away, reported. The nearest running data centers are Centersquare Boston data center, DataBank Boston data center and TierPoint Boston, placed together at the center of Boston, about 13 miles away.
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The closest data centers to Salem
The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Massachusetts and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.
- Nearest one planned bostonglobe.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet
Boston Neighborhood Data Center
Boston, Suffolk County
Latest, reported September 8, 2026: The Westfield data center project received some local permits in 2021
About 13 miles from the center of Salem to Boston, the seat of Suffolk County.
- Nearest one running
Centersquare Boston data center
Boston, Suffolk County · Centersquare
No dated entry on the record yet.
About 13 miles from the center of Salem to the center of Boston.
Also placed at the center of Boston: DataBank Boston data center and TierPoint Boston.
What Salem has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record
What the city has done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | city | not rated | Salem City Council passed first reading of a zoning ordinance to ban data centers with an aggregate energy demand of two megawatts or higher on September 25, 2026. patch.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Sep 251 act on this rowEvery act on the Salem row
| 1 | 2026-09-25 |
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The county and nearby counties
Distances run between the centers the Census Bureau gives each place. Every Massachusetts county.
Questions about Salem
Is there a data center near Salem?
No data center in Salem is on the record. The nearest one planned is Boston Neighborhood Data Center, about 13 miles from the center of Salem to Boston, the seat of Suffolk County, reported. The nearest running is Centersquare Boston data center, about 13 miles from the center of Salem to the center of Boston, one of 3 the record places at the same point.
answered from the rows aboveIs Salem allowing new data centers?
Salem has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The pause on the record: Salem City Council passed first reading of a zoning ordinance to ban data centers with an aggregate energy demand of two megawatts or higher on September 25, 2026.
answered from the rows aboveAbout this data
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For researchers
- Level
- city
- Census GEOID
- 2559105
- Census geography
- Incorporated place, Salem city
- Rating
- Not rated