Local servicesHospitalAusten Riggs Center4.4 miPost officeLee Post Office1.1 miTown hallLee Town Hall1.0 miPoliceLee Police Department1.0 miFire stationLee Fire Department - Central Fire Station1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherElementaryLee Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleLee Middle High Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Marys Schoolunder a mileCollegeBerkshire Community College11.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL37 miInterstateI-90under a mileUS highwayUS 20under a mileAmtrakPittsfield, MA PIT11 miCoachLee (Premium Outlets)Peter Pan (BZ)under a mileTransit5 stops within a mileBerkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01238 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01238 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:16 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:18 am – 4:23 pm
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People5,893 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.12,711 householdsMedian household income $74,469Median home value $332,100Median rent $1,255 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,892 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 2,997 employedMain industries: education and health care 40%, professional and business services 8%, hospitality, food and recreation 8%Average commute 20 minutes69% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 28% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 13°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month June77 in of snow a year, on about 52 days8 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lenox Dale station, 3 mi away; snow from Worthington
Parks and public landsFairmont Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileHop Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 107 acresWater Department Landstate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 81 acresOctober Mountain State Foreststate conservation land · 2.2 miDunn Parkpark · 2.2 miHallowell Meadowstate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 66 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199449 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200949 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateBerkshire County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025285 of 365 days measured76 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 124main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Berkshire County monitors, MA
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLee Water Deptserves 5,686 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation960 ft293 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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