Massachusetts: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Metro and micro areas in Massachusetts, largest first

7 metro areas and 3 micro areas have counties in Massachusetts. 2 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

1. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area5,034,221 people
2. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metro Area1,708,161 people
3. Worcester, MA Metro Area888,502 people
4. Springfield, MA Metro Area464,338 people
5. Barnstable Town, MA Metro Area233,539 people
6. Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Metro Area164,065 people
7. Pittsfield, MA Metro Area128,224 people
8. Greenfield, MA Micro Area70,698 people
9. Vineyard Haven, MA Micro Area21,219 people
10. Nantucket, MA Micro Area14,758 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Largest towns in Massachusetts

1. Town of Plymouth, Plymouth County63,953 people
2. Town of Brookline, Norfolk County63,266 people
3. Town of Arlington, Middlesex County46,350 people
4. Town of Billerica, Middlesex County42,003 people
5. Town of Shrewsbury, Worcester County38,876 people
6. Town of Natick, Middlesex County36,873 people
7. Town of Andover, Essex County36,652 people
8. Town of Chelmsford, Middlesex County36,446 people
9. Town of Lexington, Middlesex County34,295 people
10. Town of Dartmouth, Bristol County33,328 people
11. Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County33,039 people
12. Town of Dracut, Middlesex County32,574 people

All 293 towns in Massachusetts, by county

Tribal areas in Massachusetts, largest first

1. Wampanoag-Aquinnah Trust Land128 people
2. Mashpee Wampanoag Trust Land47 people
3. Hassanamisco (state) Reservation21 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Middlesex County, Massachusetts1,669,979 people
2. Worcester County, Massachusetts888,502 people
3. Essex County, Massachusetts826,653 people
4. Suffolk County, Massachusetts791,891 people
5. Norfolk County, Massachusetts739,749 people
6. Bristol County, Massachusetts593,640 people
7. Plymouth County, Massachusetts546,829 people
8. Hampden County, Massachusetts464,338 people
9. Barnstable County, Massachusetts233,539 people
10. Hampshire County, Massachusetts164,065 people
11. Berkshire County, Massachusetts128,224 people
12. Franklin County, Massachusetts70,698 people

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Boston, Massachusetts (city)666,442 people
2. Worcester, Massachusetts (city)207,055 people
3. Springfield, Massachusetts (city)154,749 people
4. Cambridge, Massachusetts (city)118,796 people
5. Lowell, Massachusetts (city)118,368 people
6. Brockton, Massachusetts (city)105,386 people
7. Quincy, Massachusetts (city)102,114 people
8. Lynn, Massachusetts (city)101,709 people
9. New Bedford, Massachusetts (city)100,998 people
10. Fall River, Massachusetts (city)94,082 people
11. Newton, Massachusetts (city)89,044 people
12. Lawrence, Massachusetts (city)88,736 people

See all 248 cities, towns and communities in Massachusetts, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. ZIP 0230168,969 people
2. ZIP 0214865,906 people
3. ZIP 0236063,689 people
4. ZIP 0216962,993 people
5. ZIP 0215561,730 people
6. ZIP 0215160,012 people
7. ZIP 0212456,216 people
8. ZIP 0196054,474 people
9. ZIP 0278053,461 people
10. ZIP 0184453,420 people
11. ZIP 0184152,769 people
12. ZIP 0190250,066 people

See all 540 ZIP Code areas in Massachusetts, largest first

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