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Quick Facts: Massachusetts

HASC Code: US-MA
FIPS Code: US25
Admission Date: February 6, 1788
Region: North-east
Division: New England

Capital: Boston
Largest City: Boston
Population: 6,437,193
Land Area: 7,840 sq mi (20,306 km²)
Number of Counties: 14

Counties of Massachusetts

Largest Cities in Massachusetts

Boston Pop: 589,141 City

Worcester Pop: 172,648 City

Springfield Pop: 152,082 City

Lowell Pop: 105,167 City

Cambridge Pop: 101,355 City

Brockton Pop: 94,304 City

Bedford Pop: 93,768 City

River Pop: 91,938 City

Lynn Pop: 89,050 City

Quincy Pop: 88,025 City

Newton Pop: 83,829 City

Somerville Pop: 77,478 City

Towns, Villages & Other Municipalities in Massachusetts

Framingham Town Pop: 66,910

Brookline Town Pop: 57,107

Weymouth Town Pop: 53,988

Arlington Town Pop: 42,389

Billerica Town Pop: 38,981

Amherst Town Pop: 34,874

Chelmsford Town Pop: 33,858

Braintree Town Pop: 33,828

Falmouth Town Pop: 32,660

Natick Town Pop: 32,170

Shrewsbury Town Pop: 31,640

Randolph Town Pop: 30,963

Dartmouth Town Pop: 30,666

Lexington Town Pop: 30,355

Needham Town Pop: 28,911

Tewksbury Town Pop: 28,851

Norwood Town Pop: 28,587

Dracut Town Pop: 28,562

Springfield Town Pop: 27,899

Andover Town Pop: 27,202

More About Massachusetts

Elevation:

High: Peru 2,064 ft | Low: Salem 9 ft

Pop. Density:

821.07/sq mi (317.02/km²)

ZIP Code Range:

01000 - 02700

Official Website:

http://www.mass.gov

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