Whately is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, home to about 1,499 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP code is 01093, and parts of 01039 and 01373 are in Whately too.
Homes sold for a median of $326 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population1,49974 per sq mi
Median home value$431,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$326Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking57%Median of 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes in Whately
3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Whately, MA01093Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Whately. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Whately
Distances
Nearest major airport
Bradley International Airport (BDL)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA84 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY139 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Whately; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Whately
U.S. Representative · Massachusetts’s 2nd DistrictJames P. McGovern (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Whately had 1,607 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 310th largest of 351 towns in Massachusetts by population.
Franklin County grew from 41,209 residents in 1900 to 71,029 in 2020.
Franklin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 48.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Leverett #2, MA weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Franklin County
19,141 jobs at 1,549 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Whately.
Nearest hospitals
Northampton Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Leeds6.5 miles
Cooley Dickinson Hospital INC,theGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Northampton7.2 miles
Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Greenfield11.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
1
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.
Places in and around Whately
Grocery stores
Williamsburg Market5.0 mi
River Valley Co-op6.2 mi
Big Y6.7 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
S. White Dickinson Memorial Library1.0 mi
Five College Library Annex3.0 mi
Museums
Williamsburg Historical Society5.0 mi
Hatfield Historical Museum5.4 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Pines Theater6.7 mi
Bowker Auditorium7.0 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Whately. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Whately ElementaryWhately
Pre-K–6
133
Public
2.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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