Massachusetts, United States
Facts and figures on Massachusetts at a glance
Region name: Massachusetts (Massachusetts)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 6,433,422 people
Country: United States
Continent: North America
The regional headquarters of Massachusetts (Massachusetts) is located in the regional capital Boston (Boston) with a population of 675,647 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Massachusetts's regional capital Boston to United States's capital Washington (Washington) is approximately 635 km (395 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Massachusetts Massachusetts | 6,433,422 people | Boston Boston | 675,647 people |
Compare with other regions in United States.
Map of Massachusetts
Information on Massachusetts
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Massachusetts Massachusetts | Boston Boston | 14 | United States | North America |
Time in Massachusetts
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 7:57pm (19:57h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Tue, 23 Apr 2024 - 6:57pm (18:57h) | GMT UTC -4.0 | America/New_York |
Geographic coordinates of Massachusetts
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 42°21'56.3"N (42.3656500°) | 71°06'30.0"W (-71.1083200°) |
Subregions in Massachusetts
There are 14 administrative subregions in Massachusetts.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Barnstable County Barnstable County | 1. | 215,888 | Barnstable Barnstable | 47,821 |
Berkshire County Berkshire County | 2. | 129,026 | - | - |
Bristol County Bristol County | 3. | 548,285 | Taunton Taunton | 56,789 |
Dukes County Dukes County | 4. | 16,535 | Edgartown Edgartown | 4,306 |
Essex County Essex County | 5. | 809,829 | - | - |
Franklin County Franklin County | 6. | 71,029 | - | - |
Hampden County Hampden County | 7. | 465,825 | - | - |
Hampshire County Hampshire County | 8. | 162,308 | - | - |
Middlesex County Middlesex County | 9. | 1,503,085 | - | - |
Nantucket County Nantucket County | 10. | 14,255 | Nantucket Nantucket | 7,446 |
Norfolk County Norfolk County | 11. | 725,981 | Dedham Dedham | 24,729 |
Plymouth County Plymouth County | 12. | 530,819 | - | - |
Suffolk County Suffolk County | 13. | 722,023 | Boston Boston | 675,647 |
Worcester County Worcester County | 14. | 862,111 | Worcester Worcester | 206,518 |