Welcome to Heath ...

Heath is located in Franklin County<1>.

Heath was settled in 1765 and was incorporated in 1785.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Heath has a population of 695 people<2> (see below for details).

Heath is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Heath is within the boundaries of the (413) area code.

The ZIP code for Heath: 01346<4>

Websites for Heath ...

Official Website: www.townofheath.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Heath had an population of 695 people. This is a decrease of 1.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Heath had a population of 706 people. This makes Heath the county's 23rd most populous community.

The population of Heath represents 0.01% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 338th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 706 people, the population of Heath decreased 12.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 805 people).

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

Communities Also Named Heath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Heath - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Heath ...

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

• Greenfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• North Adams
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
  • North Adams is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
• Brattleboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Montague
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Adams
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
• Williamstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
• Deerfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
• Hinsdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <6>
• Sunderland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
  • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
• Cheshire
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
  • Cheshire is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 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 Heath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heath.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heath. 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 Heath.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heath ...

Looking for more information about Heath? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Heath, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heath.

Adding Heath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heath 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 Heath was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Heath post office opened in 1816.

We also found Heath in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heath.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Heath: www.townofheath.org/

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