Massachusetts

US state in the Northeast region

Region

Northeast

Capital

Boston

Population

7 136 171

Area

27 336 km²

Coastline

the Atlantic

Neighbors

5

Ranges

the Appalachians

Statehood

1788

Time zones

Eastern Time

In Geodoku grids

Massachusetts meets these criteria. With Doku+, open each one to see all the states that meet it.

• Located in New England
• On Eastern Time
• Has a sea coastline
• Borders the Atlantic
• Reaches into the Appalachians
• Less than 30 000 km²
• Its capital is its largest city
• Achieved statehood in 1800 or earlier
• One of the original 13 colonies
• Name of Indigenous origin