Boston MA - information about the city and its administration

Information on Boston

The city of Boston is located in the state of Massachusetts, in #NOM_DEP# county. Its area, population and other key information are listed below. For all your administrative procedures, you can go to the city hall of Boston at the address and schedules indicated on this page or contact the City hall government by phone or by email depending on your preference or on the service's availability. Update data
Municipality reviews	4.8 / 5 for Boston by Cities and Towns in the United States the 1 January 2018

The city of Boston is located in the state of Massachusetts, in #NOM_DEP# county. Its area, population and other key information are listed below.
For all your administrative procedures, you can go to the city hall of Boston at the address and schedules indicated on this page or contact the City hall government by phone or by email depending on your preference or on the service's availability.

Update data

Municipality reviews

4.8 / 5 for Boston by Cities and Towns in the United States the 1 January 2018

Boston city HALL

Boston city hall's address	Boston Boston Municipal Building One City Hall Square. Room 241 BOSTON MA 02201 United States
Phone number of Boston city hall	617-635-4635
Fax number	617-635-4483
Boston, MA email	Loading...
Boston official website	ci.boston.ma.us
Mayor of Boston	Thomas M. Menino
Vital records	Boston vital records

Demographics of Boston

Name of Boston inhabitants (demonym)	Not available
Date	Current value	Classed by Region/Country
Population	617 594 inhabitants	1 / 22
Population density in Boston	6 890,5 pop/sq mi (2 660,4 pop/km²)

List of Passport Facilities in Boston, MA

Where to apply for a passport in Boston, MA? There are 6 passport offices in Boston, try one of these:

Name	Street	Phone number
ASTOR STATION POST OFFICE	207 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE	6172472429
BACK BAY ANNEX POST OFFICE	133 CLARENDON STREET	6175875260
FORT POINT STATION	25 DORCHESTER AVE	6176545315
JOHN F. KENNEDY POST OFFICE	25 NEW CHARDON STREET	6175236566
MILK STREET POST OFFICE	31 MILK STREET	6174821956
PRUDENTIAL POST OFFICE	800 BOYLSTON ST	6172674164

Boston administrative numbers

Boston city code	2507000
Boston city postcode	02201

Boston administrative data

Country	United States
Commonwealth	Massachusetts (State's capital)
County	Suffolk

Information on Boston

Cities twinned with Boston

Melbourne	Brasilia	Varna
Praia	Taipei	Hangzhou
Strasbourg	Sekondi-Takoradi	Haifa
Padua	Kyōto	Barcelona
Valladolid	Boston	Belfast

Namesake of Boston	Boston, England, Royaume-Uni Boston, Georgia, États-Unis Boston, Indiana, États-Unis Boston, Irlande Boston, New York, États-Unis Boston, Texas, États-Unis Boston, Belize Boston, Philippines
Natural parks	Boston isn't part of a natural park

Toponymy and translation of Boston

Arabic: بوسطن	Belarusian: Горад Бостан	Bulgarian: Бостън
Bengali: বস্টন	Standard Tibetan: བོ་སེ་ཊོན།	Greek: Βοστώνη
Esperanto: Bostono	Persian: بوستون	Irish: Bostún
Hebrew: בוסטון	Hindi: बोस्टन	Armenian: Բոստոն
Japanese: ボストン	Georgian: ბოსტონი	Kazakh: Бостон
Kannada: ಬಾಸ್ಟನ್	Korean: 보스턴	Latin: Bostonia
Lithuanian: Bostonas	Latvian: Bostona	Macedonian: Бостон
Malayalam: ബോസ്റ്റൺ	Marathi: बॉस्टन	Burmese: ဘော့စတွန်မြို့
Ossetian: Бостон	Panjabi: ਬੋਸਟਨ	Russian: Бостон
Serbian: Бостон	Tamil: பாஸ்டன்	Telugu: బోస్టన్
Thai: บอสตัน	Ukrainian: Бостон	Urdu: بوسٹن
Yiddish: באסטאן	Chinese: 波士顿

Transportation modes in Boston

Airport	Gen. Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport 2.4 miles Norwood Memorial Airport 12.5 miles Hanscom Field 16.7 miles

Boston territory

Boston area	89,63 sq mi (232,14 km²)
Geographical coordinates	Latitude: 42.332 Longitude: -71.0202 Latitude: 42° 19' 55'' North Longitude: 71° 1' 13'' West
Time zone	UTC -5:00 (America/New_York) Summer time : UTC -4:00 Winter time : UTC -5:00
Local time

Boston neighbouring towns and cities

Boston neighbouring municipalities
Chelsea	Winthrop	Winthrop
Chelsea		Winthrop
Brookline	Quincy	Quincy
Boston neighbouring municipalities
Winthrop 3.9 miles	Chelsea 4.5 miles	Quincy 5 miles
Everett 5.4 miles	Somerville 5.8 miles	Cambridge 5.9 miles
Revere 6.1 miles	Brookline 6.3 miles	Milton 7 miles
Malden 7.1 miles	Hull 7.3 miles	Nahant 7.6 miles
Medford 7.8 miles	Watertown 8.5 miles	Melrose 8.8 miles
Braintree 8.8 miles	Belmont 9.4 miles	Saugus 9.4 miles
Weymouth 9.5 miles	Arlington 9.5 miles	Newtonville 9.6 miles

Distance between Boston and other main cities and towns

New York City : 190 miles closest	Los Angeles : 2606 miles	Chicago : 855 miles
Houston : 1607 miles	Philadelphia : 268 miles	Phoenix : 2297 miles
San Antonio : 1768 miles	San Diego : 2580 miles	Dallas : 1550 miles
San Jose : 2682 miles	Jacksonville : 1018 miles	Indianapolis : 808 miles
San Francisco : 2731 miles	Austin : 1696 miles	Columbus : 643 miles
Distances are calculated as the crow flies

Schools in Boston, MA

Middle schools in Boston

Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public School

District of Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District)
Lowest grade : 6, Highest grade : 8
Students : 217

Zoo
Franklin Park Zoo	Stone Zoo to Stoneham 10 miles
Golf course
Bear Hill Golf Club to Stoneham 0.7 miles	Winthrop Golf Club to Winthrop 3.9 miles
Presidents Golf Course to Quincy 4.5 miles	Granite Links Golf Club At Quarry Hills - Granite Nine to Quincy 6.1 miles
The Main at Country Club to Brookline 6.4 miles	The Primrose at Country Club to Brookline 6.4 miles
Robert T. Lynch Course at Brookline Golf Club At Putterham to Brookline 6.8 miles	George Wright Golf Course
Wollaston Golf Club to Milton 7.4 miles	Fresh Pond Golf Course to Cambridge 7.6 miles

Elementary schools in Boston

Middle schools in Boston

High schools in Boston

Alternative schools in Boston

Private schools in Boston