Map of Chelsea, United States
Chelsea is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 39,398. It lies at 42.3918°N, 71.0328°W, about 12 m above sea level. Chelsea is about 638 km (397 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Everett, 3 km to the northwest.
Chelsea at a glance
Country
Region
Massachusetts
Population
39,398GeoNames
Coordinates
42.3918, -71.032842°23′30″N 71°01′58″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
638 km (397 mi)
Where is Chelsea?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 04 min on the shortest day to 15 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Chelsea
- Everett — 3 km northwest
- Revere — 3 km northeast
- Boston — 4 km southwest
- Malden — 5 km northwest
- Somerville — 5 km west
- Cambridge — 6 km west
- Brookline — 10 km southwest
- Arlington — 10 km west
- Lynn — 11 km northeast
- Woburn — 14 km northwest
Largest cities in Massachusetts
- Boston — 653,833
- Worcester — 206,518
- Springfield — 154,341
- Lowell — 110,699
- Cambridge — 110,402
- New Bedford — 101,079
- Brockton — 95,314
- Fall River — 94,000
- Quincy — 93,618
- Lynn — 92,457
Largest cities in United States
- New York City — 8,804,190
- Los Angeles — 3,820,914
- Brooklyn — 2,736,074
- Chicago — 2,664,452
- Queens — 2,316,841
- Houston — 2,314,157
- Phoenix — 1,650,070
- Philadelphia — 1,573,916
- San Antonio — 1,526,656
- Manhattan — 1,487,536
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.