Alford is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, home to about 433 people across 12 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 01230 and 01266.
Homes sold for a median of $369 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Great Barrington; part is in Alford
Mostly West Stockbridge; part is in Alford
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Alford. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)39 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY115 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alford; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Alford had 486 residents in the 2020 census, up 22% since 2000.
It’s the 345th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.
Berkshire County grew from 95,667 residents in 1900 to 129,026 in 2020.
Berkshire County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 49.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lenox Dale, MA weather station (8 miles away).
50,051 jobs at 3,749 businesses in Berkshire County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
230 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Alford’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 32 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 27 |
| Dentists | 11 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 22 |
| Mental health providers | 104 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 26 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Berkshire Hills. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainside PreschoolGreat Barrington | Pre-K | 9 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Muddy Brook Regional Elementary SchoolGreat Barrington | Pre-K–4 | 365 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle SchoolGreat Barrington | 5–8 | 326 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Monument Mt Regional HighGreat Barrington | 9–12 | 431 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Waldorf SchoolGreat Barrington | Pre-K–8 | 166 | Nonsectarian | 6.0 mi |
| Bard Academy at Simons RockGreat Barrington | 9–10 | 47 | Nonsectarian | 4.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Great Barrington, Egremont, West Stockbridge, Sheffield and New Marlborough.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.