Springfield, Massachusetts is located Southwestern Massachusetts, bordered by Agawam and West Springfield on the west, Chicopee and Ludlow on the north, Wilbraham on the east, and Longmeadow and East Longmeadow on the south. Springfield is 89 miles southwest of Boston; 25 miles from Hartford, Connecticut; and 134 miles from New York City. Principal highways are U.S. Route 5 and I-291, which connects Springfield with the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90). I-91 running N-S passes along the city's western border. Passenger rail service is available from Springfield to Boston, Washington D.C, and all other points on the Amtrak network. Conrail and the Springfield Terminal Railway (STRR) offer freight service to Springfield, which is the site of an intermodal facility. Conrail operates a Paper Connection distribution center in the city. Contact number for Conrail: (617) 783-6222; for the STRR, (508) 663-1073.

Some information gathered on Springfield, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov