Postal Codes

01245 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01245 covers Monterey, Massachusetts, with a population of about 828 and a median household income of $113,750.

Population
82832 per square mile
Median age
63.624.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$113,7501.1× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$726,980up 16.4% in five years
Degree or higher
55.7%20.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.3%30.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 01245 is

Monterey, 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

Population828
Median age63.6
Family households85.1%
Born outside the US4.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.7%
White (non-Hispanic)88.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%
Veterans14.5%
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

Median household income$113,750
Income per person$69,203
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k5.6%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k10.2%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k12.7%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k1.6%
$200k or more36.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed400
Mean adjusted gross income$157,695
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more15.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$602,900
Owner-occupied95.3%
Vacant homes61%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house96%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units2.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$726,980as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$740,255$222,882

$222,882 in 2000 to $726,980 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.7%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home11.5%
Drives to work alone78.7%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.8%
Health

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

Obesity28.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.3% 5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.6% 10.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.1% 13.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.2% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed106
Annual payroll$3,501,000
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 11.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss9.6 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.

Landslide92.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane65.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche57.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather32.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4Very 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$113,750$101,341$78,538
Income per person$69,203$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%10%12.4%
Median home value$602,900$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,687$1,348
Homeownership95.3%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.7%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home11.5%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US4.8%17.7%13.9%
Median age63.64038.7
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 stationLENOX DALE, MA US17 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January31.6°F / 12.7°F3.54 in rain
February35.4°F / 13.5°F3.06 in rain
March43.3°F / 21.3°F3.71 in rain
April56.2°F / 31.8°F3.75 in rain
May68.8°F / 43°F4.15 in rain
June76.8°F / 52.2°F4.79 in rain
July81.9°F / 57°F4.53 in rain
August80.6°F / 55.2°F4.23 in rain
September72.3°F / 47.5°F4.48 in rain
October59.3°F / 36.9°F4.75 in rain
November46.8°F / 27.7°F3.62 in rain
December36.1°F / 19.4°F4.49 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Southern Berkshire School District84.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Farmington River Regional School District7.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River Regional (7-12)7.7% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01264 Tyringham, MA3.8 km away
01244 Mill River, MA8.1 km away
01253 Otis, MA9.5 km away
01255 Sandisfield, MA11.4 km away
01260 South Lee, MA11.7 km away
01238 Lee, MA12.7 km away
01230 Great Barrington, MA12.7 km away
01029 East Otis, MA12.8 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 area25.87 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq mi
Population density32 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1867, -73.2065

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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