Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield | |
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Park Square in downtown Pittsfield in 2014 | |
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Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts. | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′N 73°15′W / 42.450°N 73.250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Berkshire |
| Settled | 1752 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1761 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1891 |
| Named after | William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Peter Marchetti (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.46 sq mi (109.98 km2) |
| • Land | 40.47 sq mi (104.81 km2) |
| • Water | 1.99 sq mi (5.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,039 ft (317 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 43,927 |
| • Density | 1,085.47/sq mi (419.10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 01201 |
| Area code | 413 |
| FIPS code | 25-53960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0607643 |
| Website | cityofpittsfield |
Pittsfield is the most populous city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 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. Although its population has declined in recent decades, Pittsfield remains the third-largest municipality in Western Massachusetts, behind only Springfield and Chicopee.
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.