Cambridge Master Address List with Geospatial Coordinates and Administrative Boundaries

Addresses of buildings, businesses, parks, and open spaces in the City of Cambridge. The dataset includes geospatial coordinates and administrative boundaries such as Census blocks, police sectors, and election wards. It is sourced from Cambridge's master address and GIS databases and was last updated on 2026-05-25.

Use Cases

• Geocoding addresses to Latitude and Longitude coordinates for mapping applications.
• Analyzing demographic patterns by aggregating addresses to Census Block 2020 or Census Tract 2020.
• Planning public services by grouping addresses by Police Sector, Police Neighborhood, or Election Ward.
• Validating address data and administrative hierarchies using columns like Address ID, Building ID, and MapLot.

Strengths

• Includes 30 columns covering geospatial, administrative, and identification data.
• Provides a complete list of addresses for the City of Cambridge, excluding individual apartment units.
• Data is available in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• License and author information are not provided in the input metadata.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is in the future (2026-05-25).

Provenance

Source

City of Cambridge master address and GIS databases, hosted on data.cambridgema.gov.

Collection Method

Sourced from municipal administrative and geospatial databases.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 11:30:55.

Geography

City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.