Montgomery Massachusetts Map

About Montgomery, Massachusetts

Montgomery is a locality in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 900. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Montgomery is located at 42.2068°N, 72.8051°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 1085.

Montgomery occupies a rugged expanse of high upland terrain where the air carries a crisp, thinning clarity that speaks of higher elevations. It lies 6.3 miles north-northwest of Westfield, MA (from Westfield, MA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Holyoke. The landscape is defined by the steady, persistent passage of Moose Meadow Brook, which carves a path through the dense, shadowed thickets of the interior. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Berkshire Hills anchor the horizon, grounding the visual field in a deep, permanent geography of stone and timber. Sunlight here often catches the surface of the Westfield Reservoir, a singular expanse of stillness resting just a mile from the central reaches of the landscape. Beyond these waters, the terrain rises into the wild, untamed slopes of the Tekoa Mountain Wildlife Management Area, where the earth is marked by the slow, natural reclamation of forest growth. Montgomery maintains an existence defined by the quiet labor of its residents and the enduring legacy of an inland, agrarian heritage. The economy has long been shaped by the stubborn necessity of managing such uneven ground, where history is written in the stone walls that partition the woods and the remnants of older, smaller-scale enterprises. Nearby, the Huntington State Forest provides a vast, breathing buffer of timberland, while the Border Trail offers a rugged passage for those inclined to traverse the local ridges. Life in Montgomery continues with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the frantic noise of modern centers, relying instead on the steady cycles of the seasons and the quiet persistence of the land itself. The proximity of Alder Meadow adds a final, soft counterpoint to the sharper, more demanding topography that characterizes the surrounding woods.

About This Montgomery Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Montgomery, Massachusetts — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.206757, -72.805096. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Montgomery and Hampden County.

Detailed location data for Montgomery includes the ZIP code (01085), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Hampden County (Springfield), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Montgomery is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.