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Welcome to Suffolk County ...

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

The community of Boston is the Seat for Suffolk County. Boston is also the capital of Massachusetts.

Suffolk County is one of the original counties of Massachusetts and was founded in 1643.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Suffolk had a population of 805,915 people. This is an increase of 11.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 722,023 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Suffolk represented 11.03% of the total population of Massachusetts.

Below are some of the communities located in Suffolk County:

  • Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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    • Boston is located in Suffolk County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Chelsea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,230 people
  • Revere
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
    • Revere is located in Suffolk County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 people
  • Winthrop
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,446 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.





 

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