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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People29 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.90 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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; snow from Worthington
Parks and public landsHallowell Meadowstate conservation land · under a mile · 66 acresOctober Mountain State Foreststate conservation land · under a mileMountain View Cemeterystate conservation land · 1.2 miWater Department Landstate conservation land · 1.2 mi · 81 acresGeorge L. Darey Housatonic Valley Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 56 acresPost Farmstate conservation land · 1.6 miSource: 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 199450 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200947 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
Drinking waterPittsfield Dpu Water Deptserves 43,927 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation986 ft301 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAusten Riggs Center4.8 miPost officeLenox Dale Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLee Town Hall2.0 miPoliceMassachusetts State Police Lee Barracks Station B11.3 miFire stationLenox Fire Department Lenox Dale Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools1 elementary, 2 middle, 3 otherSchoolThe Montessori School of the Berkshiresunder a mileMiddleLenox Memorial Middle and High School1.4 miSchoolBerkshire Christian School1.7 miCollegeBerkshire Community College9.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBradley International Airport BDL40 miInterstateI-902.6 miUS highwayUS 201.1 miAmtrakPittsfield, MA PIT8.1 miCoachLee Mobil Gas StationGreyhound1.7 miTransit4 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 01242 ZIP area.
