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BOSTON

Massachusetts · UNITED STATES (US) · 42.36°N / 71.06°W

MA
ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,930,956

Boston is a city in United States with a population of 653,833. It sits at 42.36/-71.06, runs on America/New_York, is 0 km from Beacon Hill.

Population 653,833
Place Type Regional Capital
Elevation 14m
Timezone America/New_York

All facts

fields
Country
United States
Subdivision
Massachusetts
Coords
42.36°N / 71.06°W
UTC offset
-5
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
W Beacon Hill Massachusetts 9,305 0.7 km
NE North End Massachusetts 10,131 0.9 km
N VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Campus Massachusetts 5,474 0.9 km
SE Boston Seaport Massachusetts 3,680 1.9 km
NW East Cambridge Massachusetts 13,122 1.9 km
N Charlestown Massachusetts 20,397 2.2 km
W Kendall Square Massachusetts 9,861 2.2 km
E Jeffries Point Massachusetts 8,823 2.3 km
W Back Bay Massachusetts 17,577 2.4 km
NE East Boston Massachusetts 43,066 2.5 km

Air access

nearby

Universities

linked

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Boston?
653,833 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Boston in?
America/New_York.
Which country is Boston in?
United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4930956

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4930956,
    "name": "Boston",
    "ascii_name": "Boston",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 653833,
    "elevation": 14,
    "timezone_id": "America/New_York",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 42.35843,
    "longitude": -71.05977
  }
}
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