Map of Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Salem is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 42,869. It lies at 42.5195°N, 70.8967°W, about 6 m above sea level. Salem is about 656 km (407 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Peabody, 3 km to the west.
Salem at a glance
Country
Region
Massachusetts
Population
42,869GeoNames
Coordinates
42.5195, -70.896742°31′10″N 70°53′48″W
Time zone
America/New_YorkUTC−05:00 / UTC−04:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Distance to Washington, D.C.
656 km (407 mi)
Where is Salem?
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 03 min on the shortest day to 15 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Salem
- Peabody — 3 km west
- Beverly Cove — 5 km northeast
- Lynn — 7 km southwest
- Revere — 16 km southwest
- Malden — 17 km southwest
- Everett — 18 km southwest
- Chelsea — 18 km southwest
- Woburn — 21 km west
- Somerville — 22 km southwest
- Boston — 22 km southwest
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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Other places named Salem
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.