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01224 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01224 covers Berkshire, Massachusetts.

Poverty rate
3%9.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$275,90048% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
37.3%2.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
87.5%22.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 01224 is

Berkshire, Massachusetts — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Family households86.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k12.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k13.6%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k40.9%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k11.4%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more21.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$275,900
Owner-occupied87.5%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home4%
Drives to work alone96%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.9% 12.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed28
Annual payroll$1,013,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 19.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss44.5 out of 100
Community resilience89.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide89.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning34.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Massachusetts and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMassachusettsUnited States
Median household income$101,341$78,538
Income per person$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate3%10%12.4%
Median home value$275,900$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,687$1,348
Homeownership87.5%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home4%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US0%17.7%13.9%
Median age4038.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPITTSFIELD MUNI AP, MA US12.4 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January30.1°F / 13.9°F2.67 in rain
February33.1°F / 15°F2.52 in rain
March41.7°F / 23.1°F3.08 in rain
April55.2°F / 33.8°F3.38 in rain
May67°F / 44.4°F3.79 in rain
June74.6°F / 53.1°F4.58 in rain
July79.3°F / 58°F4.18 in rain
August77.6°F / 56.5°F3.82 in rain
September70.4°F / 48.9°F4.5 in rain
October58.3°F / 38.5°F4.56 in rain
November46.6°F / 29.2°F3.52 in rain
December35.5°F / 20.9°F3.63 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Mount Greylock School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

01237 Lanesborough, MA2.9 km away
01227 Dalton, MA4.8 km away
01226 Dalton, MA5 km away
01225 Cheshire, MA6.1 km away
01201 Pittsfield, MA8 km away
01270 Windsor, MA12.4 km away
01235 Hinsdale, MA13.5 km away
01202 Pittsfield, MA13.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Berkshire County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.47 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5126, -73.1929

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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