Map of Braintree, Massachusetts, United States

Braintree is a city in Massachusetts, United States, with a population of about 37,297. It lies at 42.2038°N, 71.0022°W, about 30 m above sea level. Braintree is about 628 km (391 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Quincy, 5 km to the north.

Braintree at a glance

Where is Braintree?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 05 min on the shortest day to 15 h 16 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Braintree

• Quincy — 5 km north
• Weymouth — 5 km east
• Brockton — 13 km south
• Brookline — 17 km northwest
• Boston — 18 km north
• Cambridge — 21 km northwest
• Chelsea — 21 km north
• Somerville — 22 km north
• Newton — 23 km northwest
• Revere — 23 km north

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 Braintree

• Braintree — England, United Kingdom

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.