Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 01257: Sheffield Fire Department (A), Mount Everett Regional School Library (B), Colonel Ashley House (C), Sheffield Town Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Fawn Lake (A), Harman Marsh Pond (B), Spurr Lake (C), Combes Pond (D), Berkshire Trout Pond (E), Mill Pond (F), New Guinea Swamp (G), Barnum Street Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Schenob Brook (A), Konkapot River (B), Willard Brook (C), Soda Creek (D), Race Brook (E), Ironwork Brook (F), Hubbard Brook (G), Dry Brook (H), Bear Rock Stream (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 01257:
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 67
$150,000 to $174,999: 24
$175,000 to $199,999: 137
$200,000 to $249,999: 75
$250,000 to $299,999: 202
$300,000 to $399,999: 212
$400,000 to $499,999: 104
$500,000 to $749,999: 78
$750,000 to $999,999: 61
$1,000,000 or more: 15
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 01257:
$150 to $199: 29
$200 to $249: 31
$300 to $349: 59
$350 to $399: 469
$450 to $499: 50
$500 to $549: 106
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 121
$700 to $749: 87
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 197
$900 to $999: 13
$1,000 to $1,249: 73
$1,250 to $1,499: 4
$1,500 to $1,999: 13
No cash rent: 66
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $512,887.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $343,058
Black or African American householders: $206,269
Two or more races householders: $407,110
Hispanic or Latino householders: $366,507
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $362,165
01257:
$362,165
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $252,382 - $586,537
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $396,603
Here:
$396,603
State:
$415,289
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,112
One, attached: 53
Two: 109
3 or 4: 90
5 to 9: 75
10 to 19: 36
20 to 49: 105
Mobile homes: 38
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 840 (76%)
Carpooled: 74 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (1%)
Railroad: 138 (12%)
Motorcycle: 98 (9%)
Walked: 78 (7%)
Other means: 24 (2%)
Worked at home: 107 (10%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 111
5 to 9 minutes: 129
10 to 14 minutes: 231
15 to 19 minutes: 216
20 to 24 minutes: 119
25 to 29 minutes: 63
30 to 34 minutes: 117
35 to 39 minutes: 33
40 to 44 minutes: 24
45 to 59 minutes: 57
60 to 89 minutes: 44
90 or more minutes: 25
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.0%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,321
In family households: 1,865 (454 male householders, 153 female householders)
505 spouses, 667 children (632 natural, 12 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 32 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 456 (176 male householders (120 living alone)), 198 female householders (177 living alone)), 82 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 338 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 65 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 412 1-person, 74 2-persons, 29 3-persons
231 married couples with children.
215 single-parent households (84 men, 131 women).
94.4% of residents of 01257 zip code speak English at home.
16.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (11% very well, 4% well, 85% not well).
13.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 33% well, 4% not well).
3.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% very well, 39% well, 20% not well).
8.3% of residents speak other language at home (94% very well, 6% well).
Foreign born population: 138 (6.1%) (12.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.1%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Germany (34%)
United Kingdom (21%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (21%)
Canada (16%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (9%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 58
1990 to 1999: 14
1980 to 1989: 27
Before 1980: 39
Races in zip code 01257:
White population: 2,090 Black population: 10 American Indian population: 13 Asian population: 54 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 157 Two or more races population: 124 Hispanic or Latino population: 60
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 372
German: 260
English: 212
French (except Basque): 195
Italian: 160
American: 146
Other groups: 144
Polish: 108
Scotch-Irish: 68
Scottish: 56
Russian: 52
Dutch: 37
Greek: 33
Canadian: 32
Swedish: 27
Swiss: 25
Austrian: 21
French Canadian: 20
Norwegian: 17
British: 16
Yugoslavian: 14
European: 13
Ukrainian: 13
Eastern European: 12
Lithuanian: 9
Portuguese: 9
Danish: 9
Hungarian: 8
Welsh: 8
Czechoslovakian: 7
Arab: 7
Lebanese: 7
Latvian: 7
Czech: 6
Australian: 5
Northern European: 1
Slavic: 1
Finnish: 1
Romanian: 1
Syrian: 1
Israeli: 1
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BERKSHIRE SCHOOL (RTE 41 in SHEFFIELD, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MA1267001 1T, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
MONTEREY (BOX 326 in SHEFFIELD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-765015 Organizations: SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MT EVERETT REGIONAL (P O BOX 219 in SHEFFIELD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-765505 Organizations: SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NEW MARLBOROUGH CENTRAL (BOX 326 in SHEFFIELD, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-765018 Organizations: SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LOUIS ARAGI JR PROPERTY (RT 7 in SHEFFIELD, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2000-0201, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
JW AUTO BODY (RTE 7 in SHEFFIELD, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: JOSEPH WOOL JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: J W AUTO BODY
LANE CONSTRUCTION CO (LIME KILN ROAD in SHEFFIELD, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS Organizations: LANE CONSTRUCTION CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
MOUNT EVERETT SCHOOL (BERKSHIRE SCHOOL RD. in SHEFFIELD, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: MOUNT EVERETT HIGH SCHOOL
BACHETTIS AUTO BODY (COUNTY RD in SHEFFIELD, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: SCOTT BACHETTI (CONTACT/OWNER)
BERKSHIRE COUNTY TRANSMISSION (RTE 7 in SHEFFIELD, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: RONALD SAUNDERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
BERKSHIRE GMC INC (1955 NORTH MAIN ST in SHEFFIELD, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: PLAMER WAYNE (CONTACT/OWNER)
ALFRED MOORE PROPERTY (2976 SALISBURY PLACE in STOCKPORT, NY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
COLLINGWOOD JAMES T (RTE 7 in SHEFFIELD, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: JAMES COLLINGWOOD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Utility gas (13%)
Wood (9%)
Electricity (7%)
Coal or coke (6%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 1,839. Population change in the 1990s: +451 (+24.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,295
Northeast: 838
Midwest: 53
South: 39
West: 52
66% of the 01257 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 248
Here:
47.9%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68
Here:
33.7%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49
Here:
17.5%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
CAROL GILLETTE (74 S MAIN ST APT B in SHEFFIELD, MA; small business) : $199,868 in 19 contractsfrom 1999 to 2003
Contracts for Other Special Studies and Analyses by Consumer Product Safety Commission Signed by year:2000: $47,000; 2001: $95,000; 2002: $14,255; 2003: $18,613; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$55,000 with Consumer Product Safety Commission for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$35,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-03-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$26,000, same as above.Signed on 2000-10-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$25,000, same as above.Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 8)
Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1)
Mining: Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining (20-49: 1)
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)