Welcome to Malden ...

The city of Malden is located in Middlesex County<1>.

Malden was settled in 1640.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Malden has a population of 60,480 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Malden is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Malden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Malden: (781) and (339)<4>

The ZIP code for Malden: 02148<5>

Websites for Malden ...

Official Website: www.ci.malden.ma.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Malden had an population of 60,480 people. This is an increase of 1.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Malden had a population of 59,450 people. This makes Malden the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Malden represents 0.91% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 59,450 people, the population of Malden increased 5.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 56,340 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Malden.

Communities Also Named Malden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Malden - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Malden.

Communities near Malden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Malden.

• Lowell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Lawrence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Waltham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Brookline
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
• Weymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Peabody
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
  • Peabody is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,063 people
• Salem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,581 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Malden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Malden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Malden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Malden. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Malden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malden ...

Looking for more information about Malden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Malden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Malden.

Adding Malden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Malden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Malden was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Malden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Malden: www.ci.malden.ma.us/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/