Pittsfield

Welcome to Pittsfield

Drive Times from Major Cities

• From Albany, NY: About 55 minutes
• From New York, NY: About 3 hours 15 minutes
• From Boston, MA: About 2 hours 50 minutes
• From Springfield, MA: About 1 hour

Community Resources and Amenities

• The City of Pittsfield owns and operates Pittsfield Municipal Airport (PSF).
• The airport serves regional carriers such as Linear Air, as well as charter and private planes.

• The historic Berkshire Athenaeum serves as Pittsfield's public library.
• Residents visit the library to borrow items like gardening tools and Kindles from the Library of Things.
• The Berkshire Athenaeum is also the place to borrow museum passes for free or reduced admission to the wealth of cultural attractions in the area.

• Pittsfield's public school system consists of eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools.
• Total district enrollment stands at more than 6,000 students.

• Pittsfield offers so many community amenties and attractions, we can't list just a few. This City of Pittsfield resource provides a comprehensive list of what the area offers.
• Pittsfield is home to historic sites such as Arrowhead, the home of Herman Melville; the award-winning Barrington Stage Company; and Hancock Shaker Village.
• Pittsfield bustles with street festivals all year round. From May to October, residents and visitors can enjoy music and sidewalk dining at the 3rd.Thursdays downtown street festival.
• Pittsfield celebrates the Fourth of the July with a famous parade that ranks as one of the biggest in New England.

Health Care Resources

• Berkshire Health Systems serves as the major health care provider in the region.
• A 307-bed hospital located in Pittsfield, Berkshire Medical Center is BHS's flagship hospital. BMC has won honors from the American Heart Association, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, and the American College of Radiology for its high level of patient care and services.

• Pittsfield is the headquarters for the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association, which provides in-home medical services to residents throughout Berkshire County.

Recreation and Culture

• Barrington Stage Company premiered The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which went on to a successful Broadway run and garnered six Tony Award nominations.
• Pittsfield residents prize the Barrington Stage Company for the variety and quality of its year-round productions.

• Bousquet offers the best downhill skiing in the Berkshires, as voted by readers of the Berkshire Eagle newspaper.
• In the summer, Bousquet boasts activities such as ziplines, waterslides, mini golf, and a climbing wall.

• Herman Melville made Arrowhead his home from 1850 to 1863. It's where he wrote his most famous book, Moby-Dick.
• Now owned and operated by the Berkshire County Historical Society, Arrowhead is a museum where visitors can tour the house and grounds.