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01266 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01266 covers West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, with a population of about 919 and a median household income of $98,828.

Population
91945 per square mile
Median age
57.518.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$98,828about the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$724,165up 39.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,47113% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
73.5%38.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.8%23.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
51

Where 01266 is

West Stockbridge, 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

Population919
Median age57.5
Family households58.4%
Born outside the US7.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.5%
White (non-Hispanic)91.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%
Veterans2.1%
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$98,828
Income per person$93,939
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.4%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k6.2%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k18.1%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more24.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed730
Mean adjusted gross income$147,405
Returns declaring $200,000 or more15.1%
Returns, under $25k23.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.2%
Returns, $200k or more15.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$481,600
Median gross rent$1,471
Rent as a share of household income29.4%
Owner-occupied88.8%
Vacant homes43.1%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house93.6%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units2.1%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home2.6%
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$724,165as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$724,165$218,385

$218,385 in 2000 to $724,165 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher73.5%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home23.1%
Drives to work alone71.2%
Takes public transport3.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.6%
Health

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

Obesity28.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3% 8.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17% 8.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93% 7.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.6% 12.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.3% 15 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.7% 5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.6% 10.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.9% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments51
People employed150
Annual payroll$9,385,000
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 25.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss28.5 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.

Landslide90.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche56.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.7Very 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$98,828$101,341$78,538
Income per person$93,939$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%10%12.4%
Median home value$481,600$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,471$1,687$1,348
Homeownership88.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher73.5%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home23.1%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US7.9%17.7%13.9%
Median age57.54038.7
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 US10.8 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Berkshire Hills School District68.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Southern Berkshire School District31.3% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01254 Richmond, MA5.1 km away
12017 Austerlitz, NY6.1 km away
01262 Stockbridge, MA6.2 km away
01229 Glendale, MA7 km away
01236 Housatonic, MA7.8 km away
12029 Canaan, NY9.1 km away
01240 Lenox, MA9.7 km away
12165 Spencertown, NY10.1 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 area20.21 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density45 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3348, -73.3825

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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