Welcome to East Boston ...

East Boston is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Boston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for East Boston: E. Boston

East Boston is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Boston: 617 & 857<3>

Communities Also Named East Boston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Boston - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near East Boston ...

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

• Cambridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cambridge
  • From East Boston to Cambridge
• 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brockton
  • From East Boston to Brockton
• Lynn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynn
  • From East Boston to Lynn
• Quincy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quincy
  • From East Boston to Quincy
• Newton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newton
  • From East Boston to Newton
• Somerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Somerville
  • From East Boston to Somerville
• Waltham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waltham
  • From East Boston to Waltham
• Medford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Medford
  • From East Boston to Medford
• Malden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Malden
  • From East Boston to Malden
• Brookline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brookline
  • From East Boston to Brookline

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Boston ...

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

Adding East Boston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Boston 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 East Boston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the East Boston post office opened in 1850.

We also found East Boston in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Boston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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