Local servicesHospitalBerkshire Medical Center13.0 miPost officeCherry Plain Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBerlin Town Hall1.3 miPoliceHancock Police Department6.2 miFire stationBerlin Fire Company4.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleBerlin Middle High Schoolunder a mileCollegeWilliams College9.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB24 miInterstateI-9016 miUS highwayUS 76.3 miAmtrakAlbany-Rensselaer, NY ALB19 miCoachWilliamstownPeter Pan (BZ)9.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12040 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12040 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:15 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:20 am – 4:23 pm
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People29 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.720 householdsMedian household income $55,682Median home value $309,100100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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, 11 mi away; snow from West Sand Lake 2 S
Parks and public landsCherry Plain State Parkstate park · 2.6 mi · 178 acresTaconic Trail State Parkstate park · 2.7 mi · 139 acresBerlin State Foreststate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 1,949 acresE. Howe Forbush Sanctuarystate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 353 acresMisery Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 249 acresTaconic Ridge State Foreststate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 9,644 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 200046 mi away, near Granville, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 11 Mar 202048 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRensselaer County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateRiver flooding 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, nearest monitors: Berkshire County, MA, 19 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTroy City PWSserves 51,401 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,123 ft342 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
