Welcome to Brighton ...

Brighton is located in Suffolk County<1>.

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Brighton was settled in 1630.

Brighton is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Brighton: 617 & 857<3>

The ZIP code for Brighton: 02135<4>

Communities Also Named Brighton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Brighton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (4), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (6), Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brighton ...

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

• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people

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• Brockton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people

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• Lynn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people

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• Quincy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people

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• Somerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people

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• Framingham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people

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• Waltham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people

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• Medford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people

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• Malden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people

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• Weymouth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people

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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 Brighton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brighton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brighton. 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 Brighton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brighton. See our Newspapers Page for Brighton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brighton ...

Looking for more information about Brighton? 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 Brighton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brighton.

Adding Brighton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brighton 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 Brighton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brighton post office opened in 1817.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brighton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brighton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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