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North Adams, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for North Adams, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,087. 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 NORTH-ADAMS-MA · North Adams, MA 1 ZIPs · 16,087 pop · #20970/25278 · Berkshire County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $52,330
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20970/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Adams
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 56% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,087
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $205,200

Nearest income peer: Adams, MA (+ $6,599 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 North Adams

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest North Adams 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, North Adams, MA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,087
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,330
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,330 average) · poverty 16.3%. The primary code (01247) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (55.9%) for this income tier, rent $802 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Buckland is the closest lower-income city and Holyoke the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for North Adams.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 01247, is all of North Adams

There is no split to weigh here: 01247 holds every one of North Adams's 16,087 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on North Adams's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 320 establishments, 3,847 employees , annual payroll $168,396k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01247 (320 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (49) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in North Adams, MA

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Berkshire County reports a higher average ZIP median income than North Adams, Pittsfield, Adams and Great Barrington among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Lenox marks the far end of that range at $107,826, 106% above North Adams.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01247 16,087 $52,330 320 118
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North Adams 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 North Adams, .