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Census · B25077 ↗Boston, MA
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2025 city report · 12 reported months · reporting population 671,262. The police reporting area may differ from the Census place. Reported crime does not describe all harms or produce an overall safety score.
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USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.
Fort Independence ↗
Suffolk · MA
0.3 mi · source locationCity Point ↗
Suffolk · MA
0.6 mi · source locationDorchester Heights ↗
Suffolk · MA
1.4 mi · source locationSouth Boston ↗
Suffolk · MA
1.6 mi · source locationJeffries Point ↗
Suffolk · MA
2.0 mi · source locationDock Square ↗
Suffolk · MA
2.2 mi · source locationDowntown Crossing ↗
Suffolk · MA
2.3 mi · source locationBoston ↗
Suffolk · MA
2.5 mi · source locationPublic libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Boston’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
SOUTH BOSTON BRANCH LIBRARY
646 EAST BROADWAY
SOUTH BOSTON, MA 02127
CHINATOWN BRANCH LIBRARY
2 BOYLSTON STREET
BOSTON, MA 02116
NORTH END BRANCH LIBRARY
25 PARMENTER STREET
BOSTON, MA 02113
EAST BOSTON BRANCH LIBRARY
365 BREMEN STREET
EAST BOSTON, MA 02128
WEST END BRANCH LIBRARY
151 CAMBRIDGE STREET
BOSTON, MA 02114
UPHAMS CORNER BRANCH LIBRARY
500 COLUMBIA ROAD
DORCHESTER, MA 02125
WINTHROP PUBLIC LIBRARY & MUSEUM
2 METCALF SQUARE
WINTHROP, MA 02152
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
700 BOYLSTON STREET
BOSTON, MA 02116
ROXBURY BRANCH
149 DUDLEY ST.
ROXBURY, MA 02119
ROXBURY BRANCH
149 DUDLEY ST.
ROXBURY, MA 02119
CHARLESTOWN BRANCH LIBRARY
179 MAIN STREET
CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129
FIELDS CORNER BRANCH LIBRARY
1520 DORCHESTER AVENUE
DORCHESTER, MA 02122
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$3.3 Million Awarded to Support Community Health Centers ↗
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City of Boston Adopts Small Clean Energy Infrastructure Zoning ↗
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Boston Election Department Completes Recount for Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District Election ↗
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Boston Election Department Completes Recount for Middlesex and Suffolk Senate District Election ↗
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Twenty Adult Learners Honored at Scholarship Ceremony ↗
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Grand Opening of 41 LaGrange Street ↗
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City of Boston Releases RFP For New Street Furniture Program ↗
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City of Boston, MBTA Release Updated Design Proposal for Transformative Blue Hill Avenue Project ↗
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What’s Your Swan Boat Story? ↗
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Celebrating the Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston's New Landmark ↗
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Be the Change: Public Art Comes to Historic Beacon Hill ↗
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The New England Conservatory is a Landmark! ↗
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Layers of Dorchester: Unearthing 190 Bowdoin Street ↗
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Mayor Michelle Wu Announces New Mid-Dot, Charlestown, and Roxbury Liaison ↗
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September is Suicide Prevention Month and National Recovery Month ↗
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Boston and Boston Public Schools Launch Inaugural Cohort of BPS AI Educator Ambassadors ↗
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City of Boston Election Department Issues Reminders Ahead of the Tuesday, September 1, State Primary ↗
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