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FIPS code. 25-07000. GNIS feature ID. 617565. Website. boston.gov. Boston (US: / ˈbɔːstən / ⓘ [9]) is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
Greater Boston is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston, the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England, and its surrounding areas. The most stringent definition of the region, used by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, consists of most of the eastern third ...
The City of Boston's Office of Neighborhood Services has designated 23 Neighborhoods in the city: Allston. Back Bay. Bay Village. Beacon Hill. Brighton. Charlestown. Chinatown – Leather District. Dorchester (divided for planning purposes into Mid-Dorchester and Dorchester)
The following formerly independent municipalities have been annexed to Boston: Brighton (1873) Charlestown (1873) Dorchester (1869) Hyde Park (1912) Roxbury (1867) West Roxbury (1873) The town of Bradford was annexed to Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1897.
Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. [ 1 ] Also called Mishawum by the Massachusett, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins the Mystic River and Boston Harbor waterways. Charlestown was laid out in 1629 by engineer Thomas Graves ...
ZIP Code. 02136. Area code. 617 / 857. Website. Official website. Hyde Park is the southernmost neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [1] Situated 7.9 miles south of downtown Boston, it is home to a diverse range of people, housing types and social groups. It is an urban location with suburban characteristics.
Suffolk County (/ ˈsʌfək / SUF-ək) is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 797,936, [1] making it the fourth-most populous county in Massachusetts. [2] The county comprises the cities of Boston, Chelsea, and Revere, and the town of Winthrop. [3]
Website. somervillema.gov. Somerville (/ ˈsʌmərvɪl / SUM-ər-vil) is a city located directly to the northwest of Boston, and north of Cambridge, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total population of 81,045 people.