Cities Within 50 Miles of Boston, MA: ZIP Codes & Service Area
Within 50 miles of Boston, MA there are 63 cities and towns that have a page on this site, and 107 places in total in our data. Around Boston the count grows from 15 within 10 miles to 31 within 25 miles and 119 within 100 miles. The places inside the 25-mile circle use 143 ZIP codes. Use this page to define a service area, plan a delivery radius or understand the region around Boston.
How many places are near Boston?
| Within 10 miles | 15 |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 31 |
| Within 50 miles | 63 |
| Within 100 miles | 119 |
| All places within 50 miles | 107 |
| Combined place estimates within 50 miles | 5,027,355 |
| ZIP codes within 25 miles | 143 |
Counts include only places with at least 5,000 residents in our data for the city numbers, and every listed community for the total. Combined place estimates add up dataset figures, so places that share ZIP code areas can overlap, and the sum can overstate the true population of the circle.
Which cities are within 50 miles of Boston?
The 40 closest places are listed with their distance and direction from Boston. The nearest is Cambridge, MA, 4.3 miles away. Distances are straight-line miles between place centers.
| Place | Distance | Direction | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, MA | 4.3 mi | Northwest | 118,927 |
| Somerville, MA | 5.0 mi | North | 81,360 |
| Quincy, MA | 5.7 mi | Southeast | 94,470 |
| Watertown Town, MA | 5.9 mi | Northwest | 35,939 |
| Chelsea, MA | 6.0 mi | Northeast | 39,690 |
| Everett, MA | 6.2 mi | North | 46,451 |
| Newton, MA | 6.4 mi | West | 88,414 |
| Winthrop, MA | 6.4 mi | Northeast | 18,544 |
| Medford, MA | 7.3 mi | North | 57,341 |
| Malden, MA | 7.8 mi | North | 60,470 |
| Revere, MA | 8.1 mi | Northeast | 53,073 |
| Braintree, MA | 9.0 mi | Southeast | 37,190 |
| Waltham, MA | 9.4 mi | Northwest | 62,495 |
| Melrose, MA | 9.5 mi | North | 28,016 |
| Randolph, MA | 9.9 mi | South | 34,362 |
| Weymouth, MA | 10.9 mi | Southeast | 57,746 |
| Woburn, MA | 12.1 mi | North | 40,228 |
| Lynn, MA | 12.5 mi | Northeast | 94,299 |
| Cochituate, MA | 14.0 mi | West | 7,226 |
| Peabody, MA | 15.9 mi | North | 53,070 |
| Salem, MA | 16.3 mi | Northeast | 43,226 |
| Brockton, MA | 16.6 mi | South | 95,708 |
| Pinehurst, MA | 16.7 mi | Northwest | 7,283 |
| North Scituate, MA | 17.9 mi | Southeast | 5,044 |
| Framingham, MA | 18.0 mi | West | 74,416 |
| West Concord, MA | 18.7 mi | Northwest | 7,394 |
| Beverly, MA | 20.6 mi | Northeast | 42,174 |
| Mansfield Center, MA | 21.6 mi | South | 7,905 |
| Franklin, MA | 23.2 mi | Southwest | 34,087 |
| Marlborough, MA | 23.7 mi | West | 39,597 |
| Bridgewater, MA | 24.6 mi | South | 27,619 |
| Lowell, MA | 25.2 mi | Northwest | 110,997 |
| Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA | 26.3 mi | Southeast | 5,199 |
| Lawrence, MA | 26.7 mi | North | 80,028 |
| North Attleborough, MA | 27.3 mi | Southwest | 29,180 |
| Taunton, MA | 28.7 mi | South | 57,464 |
| Attleboro, MA | 28.9 mi | South | 45,237 |
| Methuen Town, MA | 29.2 mi | North | 50,706 |
| Gloucester, MA | 29.2 mi | Northeast | 30,430 |
| Middleborough Center, MA | 30.4 mi | South | 7,343 |
What is the biggest place near Boston?
The largest place inside the 50-mile circle is Providence, RI with an estimated 1,203,230 people, and the densest is Somerville, MA at about 19,733 per square mile. Smaller communities inside the circle often depend on the larger centers for work, healthcare and shopping, so the circle gives a rough picture of the region that Boston anchors.
Which states and time zones does a 50-mile circle around Boston reach?
The circle touches 4 states: Massachusetts (84 places), Rhode Island (16 places), New Hampshire (5 places), Connecticut (2 places). All places in the circle share one time zone, Eastern time. A service area that crosses a state line may also change tax rules, licensing and permit requirements, which are decided locally.
Which ZIP codes are within 25 miles of Boston?
The places inside a 25-mile circle use 143 ZIP codes in our data: 01460, 01701, 01702, 01703, 01704, 01705, 01730, 01731, 01742, 01752, 01772, 01778, 01801, 01815, 01821, 01866, 01888, 01901, 01902, 01903, 01904, 01905, 01910, 01915, 01960, 01961, 01965, 01970, 01971, 02038, 02048, 02050, 02051, 02054, 02066, 02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02112, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02117, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02123, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132 and 83 more. ZIP codes are delivery areas, not circles, so a code can reach slightly beyond the radius. See how ZIP codes work before you build a mailing or delivery list from them.
How can you use a radius around Boston?
- Define a service area for a business, and list the towns inside it.
- Estimate a commute or delivery range, remembering that road distance is 10 to 30 percent longer.
- Find nearby cities to compare for housing, work or schools.
- Check whether a job or customer is inside or outside your coverage.
For any other radius or starting city, use the radius search tool, which lets you pick 5 to 200 miles and download the list. The page for Boston has its ZIP codes, county and distances to major hubs.
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