Welcome to Berkley ...

Berkley is located in Bristol County<1>.

The location of Berkley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Berkley was settled in 1638 and was incorporated in 1735.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Berkley has a population of 6,857 people<3> (see below for details).

Berkley is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Berkley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Berkley: (508) and (774)<5>

The ZIP code for Berkley: 02779<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Berkley had an population of 6,857 people. This is an increase of 6.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Berkley had a population of 6,411 people. This makes Berkley the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Berkley represents 0.1% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 224th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,411 people, the population of Berkley increased 11.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,749 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Berkley.

Communities Also Named Berkley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Berkley - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Berkley.

Communities near Berkley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Berkley.

• Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Brockton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• New Bedford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Fall River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Pawtucket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Berkley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berkley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berkley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berkley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkley. See our Newspapers Page for Berkley.

Adding Berkley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berkley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Berkley was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Berkley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berkley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berkley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/