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About Florida, Massachusetts

Florida is a locality in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 700. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Florida is located at 42.6668°N, 73.0112°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 1247.

Florida, Massachusetts, breathes a cool, pine-scented air that clings to the steep slopes of the northern Berkshires. It lies 14.1 miles north-east of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east-south-east of North Adams. Here, the land rises in a series of wooded ridges, cloaked in the deep greens of spruce and fir, occasionally broken by the paler shimmer of birch. Water, the lifeblood of this high country, spills down in a thousand unseen trickles, gathering into brooks that tumble over moss-slicked stones, their murmur a constant, hushed accompaniment to the rustle of leaves. The sky, when it breaks free of the clouds, is a vast, changeable canvas, capable of both brilliant, piercing blue and the bruised, dramatic grays of an approaching storm, casting shifting shadows that play across the uneven terrain. This quiet corner of Berkshire County, Florida, carries its past like the lichen on ancient stone walls. Once, the hum of machinery echoed through these valleys, tied to the logging and quarrying that shaped its early economy, the ghosts of industry lingering in abandoned foundations and overgrown tracks. Now, the pace is slower, dictated by the turning of seasons and the quiet pursuits of its residents. The very air seems to hold a memory of those who worked this hard, beautiful land, a resilience woven into the character of Florida, a place where the wildness of nature still holds sway, and the silence is as profound as the ancient trees themselves.

About This Florida Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Florida, Massachusetts — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.66675, -73.011212. 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 Florida and Berkshire County.

Detailed location data for Florida includes the ZIP code (01343), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Berkshire County (Pittsfield), 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 Florida is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.