Chesterfield Massachusetts Map

About Chesterfield, Massachusetts

Chesterfield is a locality in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,300. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Chesterfield is located at 42.3918°N, 72.8398°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 1012.

Chesterfield rests upon a landscape sculpted by the persistent work of water and ice, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of mixed hardwoods and conifers, rise and fall with a quiet dignity. It lies 9.6 miles west-north-west of Hampshire, MA (from Hampshire, MA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west of Williamsburg. The air here carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, particularly after a rain, a scent that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard of the houses and the rough-hewn stone of old walls. Streams, born from the higher ground, murmur their way through the valleys, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the ever-changing sky in fleeting, silvery flashes. The terrain dictates a certain rhythm, a slow unfolding of vista as one travels its winding roads, each turn revealing a new, subtle variation in the verdant embrace. The story of Chesterfield is one of agricultural resilience and a deep connection to the land, its early economy rooted in the cultivation of its stony soil and the harvesting of its timber. For generations, farms dotted these hills, their fields bearing witness to the patient labor of those who coaxed sustenance from the earth. While the agricultural footprint has shifted, the character of Chesterfield remains tied to its rural heritage, a place where the quiet hum of tractors can still be heard on summer afternoons and where the changing seasons dictate the pace of life. The absence of major thoroughfares lends it a sense of peaceful seclusion, a place where the stars are particularly bright on a clear night, unmarred by the glare of distant cities.

About This Chesterfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chesterfield, Massachusetts — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.391754, -72.839817. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Chesterfield and Hampshire County.

Detailed location data for Chesterfield includes the ZIP code (01012), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Hampshire County (Northampton), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Chesterfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.