Lenox, Massachusetts

Lenox
Library of Lenox
Library of Lenox
Official seal of Lenox
Motto(s): 
En La Rose, Je Fleurie (French)
"In the Rose, I Flowered" (Flourished)
Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts.
Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°21′23″N 73°17′07″W / 42.35639°N 73.28528°W / 42.35639; -73.28528
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
Settled1750
Incorporated1767
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
 • Total
21.7 sq mi (56.1 km2)
 • Land21.2 sq mi (55.0 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation
1,200 ft (366 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,095
 • Density240/sq mi (91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
01240
Area code413
FIPS code25-34970
GNIS feature ID0618269
Websitewww.townoflenox.com

Lenox is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is in Western Massachusetts and part of the Pittsfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,095 at the 2020 census.[1] Lenox is the site of Shakespeare & Company and Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Lenox includes the villages of New Lenox and Lenoxdale, and is a tourist destination during the summer.

  1. ^ "Census – Geography Profile: Lenox town, Berkshire County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2021.