Revere, Massachusetts | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 42°24′30″N 71°00′45″W / 42.40833°N 71.01250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Suffolk |
Settled | 1630 |
Incorporated | March 19, 1846 |
Name Change | March 24, 1871 |
City | November 3, 1914 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Patrick M. Keefe Jr. |
• City Council President | Anthony Cogliandro |
• City Councillors (11) | Robert J. Haas III
Michelle Kelley Marc Silvestri Anthony Zambuto Joanne McKenna Ira Novoselsky Anthony Cogliandro Paul Argenzio Chris Giannino |
Area | |
• Total | 10.13 sq mi (26.24 km2) |
• Land | 5.70 sq mi (14.77 km2) |
• Water | 4.43 sq mi (11.47 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 62,186 |
• Density | 10,902.17/sq mi (4,209.46/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 02151 |
Area code | 339 / 781 |
FIPS code | 25-56585 |
GNIS feature ID | 0612810 |
Website | www |
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from downtown Boston. Founded as North Chelsea in 1846, it was renamed in 1871 after Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere.[2] In 1914,[3] the Town of Revere voted to become a city and was incorporated as a city with the inauguration of its first mayor on January 4, 1915.[4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 62,186 inhabitants.[5]