Somerville, Massachusetts

City
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	Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
	Coordinates: 42°23′15″N 71°06′00″W / 42.38750°N 71.10000°WCoordinates: 42°23′15″N 71°06′00″W / 42.38750°N 71.10000°W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Middlesex
Region	New England
Settled	1629
Purchased	1639
Incorporated (town)	1842
Incorporated (city)	1872
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area
• Total	4.22 sq mi (10.94 km2)
• Land	4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation	12 ft (4 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	81,045
• Density	19,652.04/sq mi (7,588.17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	02143–02145
FIPS code	25-62535
GNIS ID	0612815
Website	somervillema.gov

Somerville (/ˈsʌmərvɪl/ SUM-ər-vil) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is directly to the northwest of Boston.

As of 2020, the United States Census lists the city with a total population of 81,045 people, making it the most densely populated municipality in New England. As of 2020, it was the 19th most densely populated incorporated municipality in the country. It was founded in 1842, when it was separated from Charlestown.

Cartoonist Paul Ryan and football player Howie Long were born here.

Somerville, Massachusetts Media

Ross Moffett's A Skirmish Between British and Colonists near Somerville in Revolutionary Times, 1937
Martha Perry Lowe School (1904)
1884 map of Somerville demarcating each of the wards within the city
Seven Hills Park at Davis Square. The towers in the park each represent one of the city's original hills.
HONK! 2022 street band performers near Davis Square
The entrance of the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, MA.
Somerville City Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Façade of the former Somerville High School