Housatonic Massachusetts Map

About Housatonic, Massachusetts

Housatonic is a locality in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,083. The population density is 469.3 people per km². Housatonic is located at 42.2412°N, 73.3562°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 01236.

Housatonic draws its breath from the steady, dark pulse of the Housatonic River, which cuts through the valley floor with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 10.2 miles west-southwest of Berkshires, MA (from Berkshires, MA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north of Great Barrington. The air here holds the damp chill of the inland woods, sharpened by the proximity of Beartown State Forest where the canopy thickens into a dense, emerald silence. To the west, the distant jagged line of the Berkshire Hills rises against the horizon like a bruised purple spine, framing a landscape that feels ancient and indifferent to the passing of seasons. A short walk from the riverbank, the local Playground offers a flat, open space where the ground is worn thin by the footfalls of generations, while the nearby waters of Harts Pond mirror the shifting gray clouds of an autumn afternoon.

Housatonic carries the weight of a long industrial memory, its brick facades and silent mill buildings serving as reminders of a time when the river powered the looms and hammers that kept the economy turning. The remnants of that era remain etched into the town’s marrow, grounding a current culture that favors the slow, deliberate pace of work over the frantic speed of the modern world. Beyond the village center, the rugged terrain leads toward the deep, shadowed cleft of Ice Glen, a place where the sun rarely touches the mossy stones, and further out, the Wild Cat Trail winds through the timberland for those seeking the solitude of the high ridges. Life in Housatonic is defined by this balance between the enduring presence of the water and the quiet, steady persistence of a people who have learned to live in the shadow of the hills.

About This Housatonic Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Housatonic, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 42.241176, -73.356221. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Housatonic includes the ZIP code (01236), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Berkshire County (Pittsfield), and school district assignment (Berkshire Hills School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.