Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:15 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:19 am – 4:22 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,633 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.03,425 householdsMedian household income $106,375Median home value $429,800Median rent $1,582 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,941 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 4,684 employedMain industries: education and health care 56%, professional and business services 8%, manufacturing 7%Average commute 16 minutes43% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 25% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages69% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 46% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 14°F42 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month August53 in of snow a year, on about 22 days4 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, North Adams Harriman Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from West Sand Lake 2 S
Nearby landmarksWest Branch Green Riverriver · under a milePhelps Knollpeak · under a mileE Parmalee Prentice Mountainpeak · 1.6 miWaubeeka Springspring · 1.4 miWilliams Collegecollege · 3.6 miIndian Springspring · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTaconic Trail State Parkstate park · 1.4 mi · 137 acresMount Greylock State Reservationstate park · 2.4 mi · 140 acresGreen River Wildlife Management Area - Williamstownstate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 74 acresTaconic Ridge State Foreststate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 9,644 acresMisery Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 364 acresBerlin State Foreststate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 1,949 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 3.3 on 16 Jun 200045 mi away, near Granville, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202047 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWilliamstown Water Deptserves 7,326 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation983 ft300 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSouthwestern Vermont Medical Center14.1 miPost officeWilliamstown Post Office3.5 miTown hallWilliamstown Municipal Building3.5 miPoliceWilliamstown Police Department4.8 miFire stationWilliamstown Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolMount Greylock Regional Schoolunder a mileCollegeWilliams College3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB29 miInterstateI-9022 miUS highwayUS 7under a mileAmtrakPittsfield, MA PIT15 miCoachWilliamstownPeter Pan (BZ)3.5 miTransit1 stop 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 01267 ZIP area.
