Census Data for South Boston

As far as we can tell, South Boston 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 South Boston, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Boston
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
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• Brookline
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
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• Chelsea
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chelsea is located in Suffolk County
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• Cambridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
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• Everett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Everett is located in Middlesex County
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• Somerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
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• Winthrop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Winthrop is located in Suffolk County
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• Revere
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Revere is located in Suffolk County
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• Malden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Malden is located in Middlesex County
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• Medford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
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• Milton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Milton is located in Norfolk County
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• Quincy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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• Continue List   (919 more) ...
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
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  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont is located in Middlesex County
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  • Hull
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hull is located in Plymouth County
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Suffolk County ...

South Boston is located in Suffolk County<1>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for South Boston ...

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 South Boston:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to South Boston:
  • GNIS ID for South Boston: 613002
  • 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: 63200 (South Boston)
  • State & County Code: 25/025 (Massachusetts / Suffolk County)
  • State & Place Code: 25/63200 (Massachusetts / South Boston)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • South Boston 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 South Boston, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) South Boston. 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 South Boston:02127<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 South Boston.