Population in Massachusetts
Places in Massachusetts of 5,000 or More Population —With ZIP and Area Codes
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
The following is a list of places of 5,000 or more inhabitants recognized by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Deptartment of Commerce, based on July 1, 2004 Census Bureau estimates. Also given are 1990 census populations. For instructions and further information, see places in the United States by population.
| ZIP | Place Area Code | 2004 | 1990 |
| 02351 | Abington (781) | 16,264 | 13,817 |
| *01720 | Acton (978) | 20,660 | 17,872 |
| *02743 | Acushnet (508) | 10,582 | 9,554 |
| 01220 | Adams (413) | 8,508 | 9,445 |
| 01220 | Adams (c) (413) | 5,784 | 6,356 |
| 01001 | Agawam (413) | 28,616 | 27,323 |
| 01913 | Amesbury (978) | 16,737 | 14,997 |
| 01913 | Amesbury (c) (978) | 12,327 | 12,109 |
| *01002 | Amherst (413) | 34,255 | 35,228 |
| *01002 | Amherst Center (c) (413) | 17,050 | 17,824 |
| *01810 | Andover (c) (978) | 7,900 | 8,242 |
| *01810 | Andover (978) | 32,141 | 29,151 |
| *02205 | Arlington (781) | 41,546 | 44,630 |
| 01430 | Ashburnham (978) | 5,901 | 5,433 |
| 01721 | Ashland (508) | 15,528 | 12,066 |
| *01331 | Athol (978) | 11,673 | 11,451 |
| *01331 | Athol (c) (978) | 8,370 | 8,732 |
| 02703 | Attleboro (508) | 43,506 | 38,383 |
| 01501 | Auburn (508) | 16,381 | 15,005 |
| *01432 | Ayer (978) | 7,212 | 6,871 |
| *02630 | Barnstable (508) | 48,535 | 40,949 |
| 01005 | Barre (978) | 5,357 | 1,094 |
| *01730 | Bedford (781) | 12,519 | 12,996 |
| 01007 | Belchertown (413) | 13,846 | 10,579 |
| 02019 | Bellingham (508) | 15,762 | 14,877 |
| *02478 | Belmont (781) | 23,604 | 24,720 |
| 02779 | Berkley (508) | 6,351 | 4,237 |
| 01915 | Beverly (978) | 40,166 | 38,195 |
| *01821 | Billerica (978) | 39,951 | 37,609 |
| 01504 | Blackstone (508) | 9,055 | 8,023 |
| — | Bliss Corner (c) (508) | 5,466 | 4,908 |
| *02205 | Boston (617) | 569,165 | 574,283 |
| *02532 | Bourne (508) | 19,516 | 16,064 |
| 01719 | Boxborough (978) | 5,044 | 3,343 |
| 01921 | Boxford (978) | 8,221 | 6,266 |
| *02185 | Braintree (781) | 33,873 | 33,836 |
| 02631 | Brewster (508) | 10,368 | 8,440 |
| *02324 | Bridgewater (c) (508) | 6,664 | 7,242 |
| *02324 | Bridgewater (508) | 25,723 | 21,249 |
| *02303 | Brockton (508) | 95,009 | 92,788 |
| *02446 | Brookline (617) | 56,188 | 54,718 |
| *01803 | Burlington (781) | 23,223 | 23,302 |
| *02139 | Cambridge (617) | 100,771 | 95,802 |
| 02021 | Canton (781) | 21,505 | 18,530 |
| *02330 | Carver (508) | 11,492 | 10,590 |
| 01507 | Charlton (508) | 12,295 | 9,576 |
| 02633 | Chatham (508) | 6,860 | 6,579 |
| 01824 | Chelmsford (978) | 33,769 | 32,383 |
| 02150 | Chelsea (617) | 33,227 | 28,710 |
| *01020 | Chicopee (413) | 54,838 | 56,632 |
| 01510 | Clinton (978) | 13,890 | 13,222 |
| 01510 | Clinton (c) (978) | 7,884 | 7,943 |
| 01778 | Cochituate (c) (508) | 6,768 | 6,046 |
| 02025 | Cohasset (781) | 7,274 | 7,075 |
| 01742 | Concord (978) | 16,919 | 17,076 |
| *01226 | Dalton (413) | 6,736 | 7,155 |
| 01923 | Danvers (978) | 25,659 | 24,174 |
| *02714 | Dartmouth (508) | 31,317 | 27,244 |
| *02026 | Dedham (781) | 23,225 | 23,782 |
| 02638 | Dennis (508) | 16,123 | 13,864 |
| 02715 | Dighton (508) | 6,628 | 5,631 |
| 01516 | Douglas (508) | 7,762 | 5,438 |
| 02030 | Dover (508) | 5,657 | 4,915 |
| 01826 | Dracut (978) | 28,681 | 25,594 |
| 01571 | Dudley (508) | 10,775 | 9,540 |
| *02332 | Duxbury (781) | 14,691 | 13,895 |
| 02333 | East Bridgewater (508) | 13,692 | 11,104 |
| 02536 | East Falmouth (c) (508) | 6,615 | 5,577 |
| 02642 | Eastham (508) | 5,622 | 4,462 |
| 01027 | Easthampton (413) | 16,089 | 15,537 |
| *01028 | East Longmeadow (413) | 14,811 | 13,367 |
| *02334 | Easton (508) | 23,061 | 19,807 |
| 02149 | Everett (617) | 37,195 | 35,701 |
| 02719 | Fairhaven (508) | 16,335 | 16,132 |
| *02722 | Fall River (508) | 92,526 | 92,703 |
| *02540 | Falmouth (508) | 33,806 | 27,960 |
| 01420 | Fitchburg (978) | 39,910 | 41,194 |
| 02035 | Foxborough (508) | 16,354 | 14,637 |
| 02035 | Foxborough (c) (508) | 5,509 | 5,706 |
| *01701 | Framingham (508) | 65,598 | 64,989 |
| 02038 | Franklin (508) | 30,192 | 22,095 |
| 02702 | Freetown (508) | 8,971 | 8,522 |
| *01440 | Gardner (978) | 20,967 | 20,125 |
| 01833 | Georgetown (978) | 7,961 | 6,384 |
| *01930 | Gloucester (978) | 30,817 | 28,716 |
| 01519 | Grafton (508) | 16,297 | 13,035 |
| 01033 | Granby (413) | 6,339 | 5,565 |
| 01230 | Great Barrington (413) | 7,434 | 7,725 |
| *01301 | Greenfield (413) | 17,926 | 18,666 |
| *01301 | Greenfield (c) (413) | 13,716 | 14,016 |
| *01450 | Groton (978) | 10,369 | 7,511 |
| 01834 | Groveland (978) | 6,472 | 5,214 |
| 02338 | Halifax (781) | 7,781 | 6,526 |
| *01936 | Hamilton (978) | 8,426 | 7,280 |
| 01036 | Hampden (413) | 5,316 | — |
| *02339 | Hanover (781) | 13,853 | 11,912 |
| *02341 | Hanson (781) | 9,898 | 9,028 |
| 01451 | Harvard (978) | 6,083 | 12,329 |
| 02645 | Harwich (508) | 12,809 | 10,275 |
| *01830 | Haverhill (978) | 60,482 | 51,418 |
| *02018 | Hingham (c) (781) | 5,352 | 5,454 |
| *02043 | Hingham (781) | 21,198 | 19,821 |
| 02343 | Holbrook (781) | 10,832 | 11,041 |
| 01520 | Holden (508) | 16,595 | 14,628 |
| 01746 | Holliston (508) | 13,919 | 12,926 |
| *01040 | Holyoke (413) | 40,058 | 43,704 |
| 01747 | Hopedale (508) | 6,222 | 5,666 |
| 01748 | Hopkinton (508) | 14,031 | 9,191 |
| 01749 | Hudson (978) | 18,726 | 17,233 |
| 01749 | Hudson (c) (978) | 14,388 | 14,267 |
| 02045 | Hull (781) | 11,320 | 10,466 |
| 02601 | Hyannis (c) (508) | 11,050 | 14,120 |
| 01938 | Ipswich (978) | 13,374 | 11,873 |
| 02364 | Kingston (c) (781) | 5,380 | 4,774 |
| 02364 | Kingston (781) | 12,345 | 9,045 |
| 02347 | Lakeville (508) | 10,533 | 7,785 |
| 01523 | Lancaster (978) | 6,719 | 6,661 |
| *01842 | Lawrence (978) | 71,858 | 70,207 |
| *01238 | Lee (413) | 5,888 | 5,849 |
| 01524 | Leicester (508) | 10,904 | 10,191 |
| 01240 | Lenox (413) | 5,162 | 5,069 |
| 01453 | Leominster (978) | 41,911 | 38,145 |
| *02420 | Lexington (781) | 30,419 | 28,974 |
| 01773 | Lincoln (781) | 8,000 | 7,666 |
| 01460 | Littleton (978) | 8,578 | 7,051 |
| *01028 | Longmeadow (413) | 15,631 | 15,467 |
| *01853 | Lowell (978) | 103,655 | 103,439 |
| 01056 | Ludlow (413) | 21,934 | 18,820 |
| 01462 | Lunenburg (978) | 9,980 | 9,117 |
| *01901 | Lynn (781) | 89,485 | 81,245 |
| 01940 | Lynnfield (781) | 11,640 | 11,049 |
| 02148 | Malden (781) | 55,340 | 53,884 |
| 01944 | Manchester-by-the-Sea (978) | 5,370 | 5,286 |
| *02048 | Mansfield (508) | 22,998 | 16,568 |
| 02048 | Mansfield Center (c) (508) | 7,320 | 7,170 |
| 01945 | Marblehead (781) | 24,817 | 19,971 |
| 02738 | Marion (508) | 5,310 | 4,496 |
| 01752 | Marlborough (508) | 37,699 | 31,813 |
| *02050 | Marshfield (781) | 24,775 | 21,531 |
| 02649 | Mashpee (508) | 14,301 | 7,884 |
| 02739 | Mattapoisett (508) | 6,467 | 5,850 |
| 01754 | Maynard (978) | 10,322 | 10,325 |
| 02052 | Medfield (c) (508) | 6,670 | 5,985 |
| 02052 | Medfield (508) | 12,397 | 10,531 |
| *02155 | Medford (781) | 54,197 | 57,407 |
| 02053 | Medway (508) | 12,886 | 9,931 |
| 02176 | Melrose (781) | 26,533 | 28,150 |
| 01756 | Mendon (508) | 5,761 | — |
| 01860 | Merrimac (978) | 6,321 | 5,166 |
| 01844 | Methuen (978) | 44,845 | 39,990 |
| *02346 | Middleborough (508) | 21,121 | 17,867 |
| 02346 | Middleborough Center (c) (508) | 6,913 | 6,837 |
| 01949 | Middleton (978) | 9,107 | 4,921 |
| 01757 | Milford (508) | 27,410 | 25,355 |
| 01757 | Milford (c) (508) | 24,230 | 23,339 |
| *01527 | Millbury (508) | 13,376 | 12,228 |
| 02054 | Millis (508) | 7,997 | 7,613 |
| 02186 | Milton (617) | 25,855 | 25,725 |
| 01057 | Monson (413) | 8,684 | 7,776 |
| 01351 | Montague (413) | 8,443 | 8,316 |
| *02584 | Nantucket (508) | 10,124 | 6,012 |
| 01760 | Natick (508) | 32,113 | 30,510 |
| *02494 | Needham (781) | 29,022 | 27,557 |
| *02740 | New Bedford (508) | 93,979 | 99,922 |
| 01951 | Newbury (978) | 6,886 | 5,623 |
| 01950 | Newburyport (978) | 17,552 | 16,317 |
| *02456 | Newton (617) | 83,802 | 82,585 |
| 02056 | Norfolk (508) | 10,492 | 9,259 |
| 01247 | North Adams (413) | 14,167 | 16,797 |
| 01059 | North Amherst (c) (413) | 6,019 | 6,239 |
| *01060 | Northampton (413) | 28,930 | 11,929 |
| 01845 | North Andover (978) | 27,979 | 29,289 |
| *02760 | North Attleborough (508) | 28,176 | 22,792 |
| 02760 | North Attleborough Center (c) (508) | 16,796 | 16,178 |
| 01532 | Northborough (c) (508) | 6,257 | 5,761 |
| 01532 | Northborough (508) | 14,320 | 13,371 |
| 01534 | Northbridge (508) | 13,882 | 12,002 |
| *01864 | North Reading (978) | 13,980 | 25,038 |
| 02060 | North Scituate (c) (781) | 5,065 | 4,891 |
| *02766 | Norton (508) | 19,157 | 14,265 |
| 02061 | Norwell (781) | 10,390 | 9,279 |
| 02062 | Norwood (781) | 28,548 | 28,700 |
| 02065 | Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock (c) (781) | 5,100 | 4,541 |
| *01364 | Orange (978) | 7,563 | 7,312 |
| 02653 | Orleans (508) | 6,474 | 5,838 |
| 01540 | Oxford (c) (508) | 5,899 | 5,969 |
| 01540 | Oxford (508) | 13,735 | 12,588 |
| 01069 | Palmer (413) | 12,902 | 12,054 |
| *01960 | Peabody (978) | 50,370 | 47,264 |
| *02359 | Pembroke (781) | 17,715 | 14,544 |
| 01463 | Pepperell (978) | 11,434 | 10,098 |
| 01866 | Pinehurst (c) (978) | 6,941 | 6,614 |
| *01201 | Pittsfield (413) | 44,285 | 48,622 |
| 02762 | Plainville (508) | 7,926 | 6,871 |
| *02360 | Plymouth (c) (508) | 7,658 | 7,258 |
| *02360 | Plymouth (508) | 54,604 | 45,608 |
| *02169 | Quincy (617) | 89,909 | 84,985 |
| 02368 | Randolph (781) | 30,748 | 30,093 |
| *02767 | Raynham (508) | 13,324 | 9,867 |
| 01867 | Reading (781) | 23,362 | 22,539 |
| 02769 | Rehoboth (508) | 11,137 | 8,656 |
| 02151 | Revere (781) | 46,169 | 42,786 |
| 02770 | Rochester (508) | 5,202 | 3,921 |
| 02370 | Rockland (781) | 17,861 | 16,123 |
| 01966 | Rockport (c) (978) | 5,606 | 5,448 |
| 01966 | Rockport (978) | 7,805 | 7,482 |
| 01969 | Rowley (978) | 5,720 | 4,452 |
| 01543 | Rutland (508) | 7,245 | 4,936 |
| *01970 | Salem (978) | 41,912 | 38,091 |
| 01952 | Salisbury (978) | 8,159 | 6,882 |
| *02563 | Sandwich (508) | 20,826 | 15,489 |
| 01906 | Saugus (781) | 26,762 | 25,549 |
| 02066 | Scituate (c) (781) | 5,069 | 5,180 |
| *02066 | Scituate (781) | 18,195 | 16,786 |
| 02771 | Seekonk (508) | 13,730 | 13,046 |
| 02067 | Sharon (781) | 17,347 | 15,517 |
| 02067 | Sharon (c) (781) | 5,941 | 5,893 |
| 01464 | Shirley (978) | 7,601 | 6,118 |
| *01545 | Shrewsbury (508) | 33,161 | 24,146 |
| *02725 | Somerset (508) | 18,692 | 17,655 |
| *02143 | Somerville (617) | 75,621 | 76,210 |
| 01002 | South Amherst (c) (413) | 5,039 | 5,053 |
| 01073 | Southampton (413) | 5,772 | 4,478 |
| *01772 | Southborough (508) | 9,549 | 6,628 |
| 01550 | Southbridge (508) | 17,314 | 17,816 |
| 01550 | Southbridge (c) (508) | 12,878 | 13,631 |
| 01075 | South Hadley (413) | 17,181 | 16,685 |
| 01077 | Southwick (413) | 9,428 | 7,667 |
| 01562 | Spencer (c) (508) | 6,032 | 6,306 |
| 01562 | Spencer (508) | 12,014 | 11,645 |
| *01101 | Springfield (413) | 152,091 | 156,983 |
| 01564 | Sterling (978) | 7,742 | 6,481 |
| 02180 | Stoneham (781) | 21,781 | 22,203 |
| 02072 | Stoughton (781) | 26,902 | 26,777 |
| 01775 | Stow (978) | 6,119 | 5,328 |
| *01566 | Sturbridge (508) | 8,692 | 7,775 |
| 01776 | Sudbury (978) | 17,164 | 14,358 |
| 01590 | Sutton (508) | 8,878 | 6,824 |
| 01907 | Swampscott (781) | 14,433 | 13,650 |
| 02777 | Swansea (508) | 16,317 | 15,411 |
| *02780 | Taunton (508) | 56,648 | 49,832 |
| 01468 | Templeton (978) | 7,322 | 6,438 |
| 01876 | Tewksbury (978) | 29,130 | 27,266 |
| 01983 | Topsfield (978) | 6,228 | 5,754 |
| 01469 | Townsend (978) | 9,326 | 8,496 |
| 01879 | Tyngsborough (978) | 11,387 | 8,642 |
| 01568 | Upton (508) | 6,262 | 4,677 |
| 01569 | Uxbridge (508) | 12,243 | 10,415 |
| 01880 | Wakefield (781) | 24,562 | 24,825 |
| *02081 | Walpole (c) (508) | 5,867 | 5,495 |
| 02081 | Walpole (508) | 22,518 | 20,223 |
| *02451 | Waltham (781) | 59,232 | 57,878 |
| 01082 | Ware (c) (413) | 6,174 | 6,533 |
| 01082 | Ware (413) | 10,022 | 9,808 |
| 02571 | Wareham (508) | 21,090 | 19,232 |
| *02471 | Watertown (781) | 32,603 | 33,284 |
| 01778 | Wayland (508) | 13,063 | 11,874 |
| 01570 | Webster (508) | 16,880 | 16,196 |
| 01570 | Webster (c) (508) | 11,600 | 11,849 |
| *02457 | Wellesley (781) | 26,515 | 26,615 |
| *01581 | Westborough (508) | 18,737 | 14,133 |
| 01583 | West Boylston (508) | 7,616 | 6,611 |
| 02379 | West Bridgewater (508) | 6,844 | 6,389 |
| 01742 | West Concord (c) (978) | 5,632 | 5,761 |
| *01085 | Westfield (413) | 40,559 | 38,372 |
| 01886 | Westford (978) | 21,475 | 16,392 |
| *01473 | Westminster (978) | 7,302 | 6,191 |
| 02493 | Weston (781) | 11,595 | 10,200 |
| 02790 | Westport (508) | 14,741 | 13,852 |
| *01089 | West Springfield (413) | 28,048 | 27,537 |
| 02090 | Westwood (781) | 14,020 | 12,557 |
| 02673 | West Yarmouth (c) (508) | 6,460 | 5,409 |
| *02188 | Weymouth (781) | 54,202 | 54,063 |
| 01588 | Whitinsville (c) (508) | 6,340 | 5,639 |
| 02382 | Whitman (781) | 14,351 | 13,240 |
| 01095 | Wilbraham (413) | 13,938 | 12,635 |
| 01267 | Williamstown (413) | 8,272 | 8,220 |
| 01887 | Wilmington (978) | 21,568 | 17,651 |
| 01475 | Winchendon (978) | 10,037 | 8,805 |
| 01890 | Winchester (781) | 21,167 | 20,267 |
| 02152 | Winthrop (617) | 17,461 | 18,127 |
| *01801 | Woburn (781) | 37,448 | 35,943 |
| *01613 | Worcester (508) | 175,966 | 169,759 |
| *02093 | Wrentham (508) | 11,086 | 9,006 |
| *02675 | Yarmouth (508) | 24,972 | 21,174 |
| 02675 | Yarmouth Port (c) (508) | 5,395 | 4,271 |