Chelsea, Massachusetts

Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It is directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. As of 2020, the population of Chelsea was 40,787.^[2]

Chelsea, Massachusetts
City
The Tobin Bridge, linking Chelsea and Boston
Flag Seal
Location in Suffolk County and the state of Massachusetts
Chelsea, Massachusetts Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°23′30″N 71°02′00″W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Suffolk
Settled	1624
Incorporated (town)	1739
Incorporated (city)	1857
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area [1]
• Total	2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2)
• Land	2.22 sq mi (5.75 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	40,787
• Density	18,380.80/sq mi (7,097.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	02150
Area code	617/857
FIPS code	25-13205
GNIS feature ID	0612723
Website	www.chelseama.gov

Chelsea is a diverse working-class community. It has a lot of industrial activity. It is one of only three Massachusetts cities in which most of the people are Hispanic or Latino. (The other two are Lawrence and Holyoke.)

Chelsea was named after a neighborhood in London, England.