Census Data for Brighton

As far as we can tell, Brighton has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Brighton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Watertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Watertown is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • The population in 2015 was estimated at 34,319 people. This represents a 7.53% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 31,915 people.
• Brookline
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
• Cambridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
• Newton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
• Belmont
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Belmont is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
• Somerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
• Arlington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
• Waltham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Medford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
• Chelsea
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
• Everett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
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  • Malden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malden is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
  • Wellesley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellesley is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellesley
  • Dedham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dedham is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham

Suffolk County ...

Brighton is located in Suffolk County<1>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Suffolk County.

Miscellaneous Information for Brighton ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Suffolk County or the community of Brighton:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Brighton:
  • GNIS ID for Brighton: 612296
  • GNIS ID for Suffolk County: 606939
  • GNIS ID for State of Massachusetts: 606926

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 25 (Massachusetts)
  • County Code: 025 (Suffolk County)
  • Place Code: 08330 (Brighton)
  • State & County Code: 25/025 (Massachusetts / Suffolk County)
  • State & Place Code: 25/08330 (Massachusetts / Brighton)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Brighton is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Brighton, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Brighton. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Brighton:02135<2>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Brighton.