Massachusetts
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Massachusetts is a state of the United States with FIPS code 25 and capital Boston.

## Administrative divisions

Massachusetts is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 25[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 25[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Boston[^enwiki]
- Population: about 7,001,399 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 27,336 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1788[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Eastern Time (UTC-5/-4)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-MA[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Middlesex County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-middlesex-county.html), [Suffolk County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-suffolk-county.html), [Worcester County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-worcester-county.html), [Essex County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-essex-county.html), [Norfolk County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-norfolk-county.html).

Major cities: [Boston](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-boston.html), [Worcester](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-worcester.html), [Springfield](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-springfield.html), [Cambridge](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-cambridge.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Suffolk County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-suffolk-county.html
- Contains places: Middlesex County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-middlesex-county.html
- Contains places: Worcester County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-worcester-county.html
- Contains places: Essex County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-essex-county.html
- Contains places: Norfolk County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-norfolk-county.html
- Contains places: Boston https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-boston.html
- Contains places: Worcester https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-worcester.html
- Contains places: Springfield https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-springfield.html
- Contains places: Cambridge https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-cambridge.html
- Contains places: Barnstable County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-barnstable-county.html

Mentioned in:
- Aberdeen https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-aberdeen.html
- Abington https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-abington.html
- Acton https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-acton.html
- Acushnet https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-acushnet.html
- Acushnet Center https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-acushnet-center.html
- Adams https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-adams.html
- Agawam https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-agawam.html
- Alford https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-alford.html
- Allston https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-allston.html
- Allston/Brighton https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ma-allston-brighton.html

Sources:
- Massachusetts (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html