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Dalton, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dalton, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,945. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DALTON-MA · Dalton, MA 1 ZIPs · 6,945 pop · #9438/25278 · Berkshire County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $79,438
  • RANK-UPPER #9438/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hinsdale
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,945
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $295,700

Nearest income peer: Hinsdale, MA ( $111 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dalton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dalton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dalton, MA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,945
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,438
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 01226 (6,945 residents). Household income $79,438 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dalton as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Hinsdale is the closest lower-income city and South Barre the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dalton.

Population concentration

Dalton reads through its lone ZIP, 01226

6,945 ACS residents, one ZIP: 01226 is not the leading code inside Dalton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Dalton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 120 establishments, 1,313 employees , annual payroll $80,824k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01226 (120 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (23) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Dalton, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Berkshire County, which covers 33 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dalton. See the Berkshire County roll-up →

Dalton lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Berkshire County: Great Barrington, Williamstown and Lee earn more and Pittsfield, North Adams and Adams earn less. Lenox marks the far end of that range at $107,826, 36% above Dalton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01226 6,945 $79,438 120 102
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Dalton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dalton, .