Residential delivery area · Massachusetts

ZIP Code 01223: Becket, MA

ZIP code 01223 uses the postal name Becket, Massachusetts and lies entirely in Berkshire County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 2,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $86,818 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
0national area: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey and 5 more
012sectional center: Hartford, CT (SCF 060)
23delivery area within it
Town
Becket · its only residential ZIP
Metro area
Pittsfield, MA
House district
MA-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
69.5 sq mi · 36 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 01223?

01223 centers on 42.304°, -73.111° and covers 69.5 square miles of land plus 1.9 of water. It borders 10 ZIP codes: 01243, 01238, 01264, 01253, 01011, 01235, 01240, 01029, 01008, 01226.

01008 · Blandford01011 · Chester01029 · East Otis01226 · Dalton01235 · Hinsdale01238 · Lee01240 · Lenox01243 · Middlefield01253 · Otis01264 · Tyringham01223 · Becket (this ZIP)012230100801235010110124001238012530122601264012430102901008 · Blandford01011 · Chester01029 · East Otis01226 · Dalton01235 · Hinsdale01238 · Lee01240 · Lenox01243 · Middlefield01253 · Otis01264 · Tyringham01223 · Becket (this ZIP)012230100801235010110124001238012530122601264012430102901008 · Blandford01011 · Chester01029 · East Otis01226 · Dalton01235 · Hinsdale01238 · Lee01240 · Lenox01243 · Middlefield01253 · Otis01264 · Tyringham01223 · Becket (this ZIP)01223010080123501011012400123801253012260126401243
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 01223 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 01223, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 01223 compare with the rest of Berkshire County?

Rank of 01223 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure01223In Berkshire CountyIn MA
People (ACS 2020-2024)2,49510th of 35407th of 539
Median household income$87knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$364k9th of 19373rd of 449

01223's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$22,516) is more than a quarter of the figure ($86,818). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 36% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 01223?

The 2020 Census counted 2,430 people in 01223; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 2,495. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 5.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
2,495±259 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
2,430+5.0% since 2010 (2,314)
Households
1,132
Median age
50.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 01223?

Of the 2,495 people the ACS estimates in 01223, 14.9% are under 18 and 24.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (92.0%).

  • Under 1814.9%
  • 18 to 6460.6%
  • 65 and older24.5%
Age of the people of 01223 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic92.0%
  • Other or two or more4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino3.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.8%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 01223 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 01223 earn?

Median household income is $86,818 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($92,331 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$86,818±$22,516
Income per person
$55,727
Below the poverty line
10.1%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
42.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$83,0461,230 returns; wages 56% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 01223?

FHFA's house price index for 01223, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 80% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 66% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −2.4% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$363,600
Median gross rent
$2,036
Homes owned by their occupants
96.9%
Housing units
2,112
0 50 100 150 200 250 1998201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 250 1998201020202025 0 50 100 150 200 250 1998201020202025
Index = 100 in 1998, the first year FHFA reports for 01223; 2025: 270.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 01223?

44 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Accommodation and food services13
  • Construction9
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services7
  • Retail trade3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 01223?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 01223, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
01243Middlefield173$91k5.3 mi
01238Lee5,944$85k6.1 mi
01264Tyringham188$94k6.5 mi
01253Otis936$117k6.7 mi
01011Chester1,175$89k7.5 mi
01235Hinsdale2,489$79k8.7 mi
01240Lenox5,111$108k9.6 mi
01029East Otis539$108k9.7 mi
01008Blandford1,327$98k10.8 mi
01226Dalton6,256$79k12.3 mi
01242Lenox Dale29–7.3 mi (near)
01260South Lee20–8.9 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.