Heath Massachusetts Map

About Heath, Massachusetts

Heath is a locality in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 700. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Heath is located at 42.6734°N, 72.8218°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 1346.

Heath is a quiet place, a scattering of homes and farms tucked into the rolling hills of western Massachusetts. It lies 21.9 miles east-north-east of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 59°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-west of Shelburne. The land here rises and falls with a gentle persistence, cloaked in a dense canopy of deciduous trees that blaze with color in the autumn and stand starkly skeletal against the winter sky. Stone walls, remnants of older fields, snake through the woods and across the slopes, monuments to generations who worked this soil. The air carries the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a rain, and in the deep quiet of the evenings, you can hear the distant murmur of the Deerfield River, a constant, low hum beneath the rustle of leaves. This corner of Franklin County holds a history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring character of its landscape and its people. Early settlers cleared these hills for farming, their labor evident in the terraced fields that still cling to the steeper inclines. While agriculture remains, a quiet shift has occurred; many now commute to work elsewhere, but the connection to the land persists. The local economy, once driven by farming and small industries, now finds its pulse in a more diffuse way, a blend of self-sufficiency and broader connections. There are no bustling town centers here, no grand attractions, but there is a deep sense of place, a quiet pride in the resilience and beauty of Heath.

About This Heath Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Heath, Massachusetts — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.673417, -72.821762. 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 Heath and Franklin County.

Detailed location data for Heath includes the ZIP code (01346), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Franklin County (Greenfield), 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 Heath is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.