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Chelsea

Massachusetts · MA
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City in Massachusetts, United States
1624Established
40,787Population
2.5 sq miArea
10 ftElevation

Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located along the Mystic River and connected to Boston by the Tobin Bridge. As of 2026, Chelsea has a population of 40,245 and a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2). It is the smallest city in Massachusetts by land area, and the third-most-densely populated.

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