Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Pittsfield
Park Square in downtown Pittsfield in 2014
Park Square in downtown Pittsfield in 2014
Official seal of Pittsfield
Motto(s): 
"Benigno Numine" (Latin)
'Benign Power'
Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts.
Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts.
Pittsfield is located in Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Pittsfield
Location in Massachusetts
Pittsfield is located in the United States
Pittsfield
Pittsfield
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°27′N 73°15′W / 42.450°N 73.250°W / 42.450; -73.250
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyBerkshire
Settled1752
Incorporated (town)1761
Incorporated (city)1891
Named forWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorPeter Marchetti (D)
Area
 • Total42.46 sq mi (109.98 km2)
 • Land40.47 sq mi (104.81 km2)
 • Water1.99 sq mi (5.17 km2)
Elevation
1,039 ft (317 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total43,927
 • Density1,085.47/sq mi (419.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
01201
Area code413
FIPS code25-53960
GNIS feature ID0607643
Websitecityofpittsfield.org

Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts,[2] United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Pittsfield’s population was 43,927 at the 2020 census.[3] Although its population has declined in recent decades, Pittsfield remains the third-largest municipality in Western Massachusetts, behind only Springfield and Chicopee.[4]

In 2017, the Arts Vibrancy Index compiled by the National Center for Arts Research ranked Pittsfield and Berkshire County as the number-one medium-sized community in the nation for the arts.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Pittsfield city, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Second Annual Farmers Insurance Study Ranks Most Secure U.S. Places to Live; Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, Wash., Rated Number One". Business Wire. June 7, 2005. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2009.
  5. ^ "Pittsfield & Berkshires No. 1 for arts". Archived from the original on May 5, 2017.