Companies registered in Massachusetts in 1986 — official registry records

1986 in Massachusetts at a glance

live counts

22,387

companies registered in 1986

1.3%

of all dated Massachusetts registrations

32nd

busiest of 127 years on record

1,537

cities with registrations in 1986

Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1986 highlighted

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19871997200720162026

Registrations by year
Item	companies
1987	22,388
1988	21,445
1989	18,959
1990	16,938
1991	16,070
1992	16,813
1993	17,878
1994	18,955
1995	19,442
1996	21,237
1997	22,462
1998	22,508
1999	24,127
2000	27,293
2001	23,990
2002	26,794
2003	27,781
2004	30,636
2005	32,081
2006	31,665
2007	32,178
2008	30,279
2009	28,641
2010	30,924
2011	32,057
2012	35,241
2013	37,837
2014	39,007
2015	41,461
2016	44,195
2017	46,307
2018	50,558
2019	50,397
2020	53,250
2021	65,708
2022	65,768
2023	66,551
2024	66,040
2025	72,054
2026	54,429

Where 1986 registrations were filedtop 8 cities

Boston2,43511%
Cambridge4552.0%
Worcester4031.8%
Springfield3371.5%
Framingham2711.2%
Newton2651.2%
New Bedford2371.1%
Waltham2341.0%
Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city17,75079%

Where 1986 registrations were filed
Item	companies	Share
Boston	2,435	11%
Cambridge	455	2.0%
Worcester	403	1.8%
Springfield	337	1.5%
Framingham	271	1.2%
Newton	265	1.2%
New Bedford	237	1.1%
Waltham	234	1.0%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 22,387

A–Z by legal name

Company	Business category	Registry number	Registered	Status	City
01255 OUR TOWN, CORP.	—	222757394	1986-07-17	Active	SANDISFIELD
1 & 2 CORPORATION, INC.	—	042909254	1986-02-24	Inactive	EAST LONGMEADOW
1 FRANKLIN REALTY COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86344161	1986-01-13	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
10 AMESBURY CORPORATION	—	042945213	1986-12-23	Inactive	BOSTON
10 GLENWOOD ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86024166	1986-12-10	Inactive	DEDHAM
100 FEDERAL STREET FUNDING CORPORATION	—	042934600	1986-09-05	Inactive	BOSTON
100 LISTING - BLACK INFLUENTIALS IN BOSTON, INC. THE	—	001000591	1986-12-09	Inactive	BOSTON
100 REALTY TRUST, INC.	—	042917716	1986-05-20	Inactive	FRANKLIN
1001 ELECTRONICS INCORPORATED	—	046540355	1986-02-04	Inactive	NORTON
102-104 MECHANICS STREET CORP.	—	000236699	1986-05-01	Inactive	BOYLSTON
105 GORE ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86023982	1986-11-19	Inactive	CAMBRIDGE
109 ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86343082	1986-01-28	Inactive	BOSTON
1093 NORTH MONTELLO STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86342147	1986-04-24	Inactive	BOSTON
115 ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86343084	1986-06-10	Inactive	BOSTON
119 EXECUTIVE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP THE	—	L86343078	1986-04-02	Inactive	BOSTON
12 CABOT ROAD INC.	—	042954852	1986-12-24	Inactive	WOBURN
12 FEDERAL STREET CORPORATION	—	042903089	1986-03-01	Inactive	NANTUCKET
120 BROOKLINE REALTY CORP.	—	042947612	1986-11-21	Inactive	LYNN
120 NORTH MAIN STREET, INC.	—	042935106	1986-10-29	Inactive	SOUTH EASTON
120 WORCESTER CORP.	—	042942085	1986-12-19	Active	FRAMINGHAM
1207 TUCKER'S LANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86024047	1986-11-25	Inactive	CANTON
125 HARTWELL, INC.	—	000248762	1986-12-26	Inactive	WORCESTER
125 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET REALTY TRUST	—	T00010707	1986-09-15	Active	NORTH ATTLEBORO
128 LIMO ASSOCIATES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86343071	1986-06-06	Inactive	WAKEFIELD
128 LIMO, INC.	—	042920184	1986-05-20	Inactive	WAKEFIELD
129 DEVELOPMENT CORP.	—	042935334	1986-09-23	Inactive	LOWELL
13 WEST STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86024131	1986-12-08	Inactive	HOPKINTON
1300 FALL RIVER AVE., INC.	—	050424112	1986-09-05	Inactive	CRANSTON
1300 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86007001	1986-12-08	Inactive	CONCORD
1320 CENTRE STREET ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, THE	—	L86024545	1986-12-30	Inactive	NEWTON CENTER
135-141 WILLARD STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86023156	1986-07-29	Inactive	BOSTON
138 LELAND STREET CORPORATION	—	042939371	1986-09-24	Inactive	BOSTON
140 GLASTONBURY BOULEVARD, INC.	—	042925249	1986-04-08	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
1432 ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86024548	1986-12-30	Inactive	CAMBRIDGE
145 SUMNER AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86345086	1986-09-08	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
1500 CORPORATE CENTER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.	—	042940014	1986-02-13	Active	NORWOOD
152-158 HARVARD STREET CORP.	—	000233797	1986-02-07	Inactive	BOSTON
1600 BLOCK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86345049	1986-11-04	Inactive	BOSTON
163 NANTASKET CORP.	—	042920377	1986-06-12	Inactive	HULL
165 HARTWELL CORPORATION	—	042919780	1986-06-02	Active	WEST BOYLSTON
1651-1669 WASHINGTON STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86345044	1986-10-16	Inactive	BOSTON
1666 MAIN STREET CORPORATION	—	042954452	1986-02-25	Inactive	BROCKTON
168 CHESTNUT PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86023393	1986-08-29	Inactive	NORWELL
168 RESTAURANT, INC.	—	042931804	1986-04-18	Inactive	SPRINGFIELD
17 FLAT STREET CORPORATION	—	042958643	1986-01-09	Inactive	LYNNFIELD
17 MAIN ST. CORPORATION	—	042939208	1986-12-10	Inactive	HYANNIS
1704 INN, LTD., THE	—	042919857	1986-06-06	Inactive	COHASSET
171 LINCOLN STREET REALTY CORPORATION	—	042937799	1986-11-04	Inactive	LOWELL
176 FEDERAL STREET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	—	L86023644	1986-10-02	Inactive	BOSTON
1767 NORTHAMPTON STREET REALTY TRUST	—	T00011777	1986-12-22	Active	SPRINGFIELD

1986 registrations by city

200 cities

Boston2,435 Cambridge455 Worcester403 Springfield337 Framingham271 Newton265 New Bedford237 Waltham234 Quincy207 Woburn207 Brookline200 Dorchester200 Braintree197 Brockton180 Lowell180 Fall River179 Lynn172 Wellesley160 Medford146 Peabody145 Wilmington145 Hyannis144 Needham144 New York142 Pittsfield141 Lexington140 Salem140 Plymouth136 Somerville136 Lawrence126 Danvers125 Hingham125 Natick121 Norwood119 Andover117 Brighton116 Beverly111 Haverhill111 Canton108 Burlington107 Malden107 Marblehead106 Stoughton104 Arlington102 Taunton102 Weymouth100 Acton98 Watertown98 Methuen95 Wakefield95 Gloucester94 Concord93 Chelsea90 Chicopee90 Leominster89 Holyoke87 Billerica86 Chelmsford85 Reading84 Shrewsbury84 Everett83 Randolph83 Westfield83 Revere80 Saugus80 Tewksbury80 Milford77 Allston76 Newburyport76 Milton74 Dedham72 Fitchburg71 Sudbury71 Scituate70 Sharon70 Stoneham70 Melrose69 Franklin68 Marshfield65 Westford65 South Boston64 Walpole64 Attleboro63 Roxbury63 Winchester63 Chestnut Hill62 Dracut62 Ipswich62 Duxbury61 Northampton61 Weston60 Westwood60 Hudson59 West Springfield59 Dover57 Mansfield57 Marlborough57 Belmont56 Hanover55 Wayland55 Auburn54 Marlboro53 Falmouth52 North Andover52 Norwell52 Agawam51 Winthrop51 Bedford50 Charlestown50 Ludlow50 Amesbury49 East Boston49 Foxboro49 Holliston49 Nantucket49 Westport49 Fairhaven48 Middleboro48 Hyde Park47 Jamaica Plain46 Swampscott46 Seekonk44 West Roxbury44 Cohasset43 Houston43 Westboro43 Ashland42 Chicago42 Hopkinton42 Littleton42 Manchester42 Provincetown42 Pembroke41 North Attleboro40 Roslindale40 Topsfield40 Lynnfield39 Greenfield38 Rockland38 Amherst37 Hull37 Raynham37 Abington36 Mashpee36 Mattapan36 Webster36 Avon35 Bellingham35 Westborough35 Bridgewater34 Great Barrington34 Longmeadow34 Medfield34 Swansea34 Clinton33 Norfolk33 Plainville33 Southbridge33 Sturbridge33 Wrentham33 East Longmeadow32 Holbrook32 Marion32 Middleton32 Hanson31 Kingston31 Orleans31 Salisbury31 Edgartown30 Feeding Hills30 Gardner30 Newton Centre30 Vineyard Haven30 Lakeville29 Maynard29 Medway29 None29 Norton29 Oxford29 Sandwich29 South Easton29 Mattapoisett28 Millis28 Rehoboth28 Wellesley Hills28 Belchertown27 Osterville27 Sherborn27 East Falmouth26 Holden26 North Dartmouth26 Tyngsboro26 Wareham26 Whitman26 Buzzards Bay25 Carlisle25 Centerville25 North Reading25 Somerset25 Atlanta24