Lee, Massachusetts

Lee, Massachusetts
Town
Town Hall
Seal
Nickname:  Wildcats
Motto:  "Gateway to the Berkshires"
Location in Berkshire County and Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°18′15″N 73°14′55″W / 42.30417°N 73.24861°W / 42.30417; -73.24861
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Berkshire
Settled	1760
Incorporated	October 21, 1777
Government
• Type	Open Town Meeting
Area
• Total	27.0 sq mi (70.0 km2)
• Land	26.1 sq mi (67.7 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
Elevation	1,000 ft (305 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,788
• Density	210/sq mi (83/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	01238
Area code	413
FIPS code	25-34655
GNIS feature ID	0618268
Website	www.lee.ma.us

Lee is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, metropolitan statistical area. The population was 5,788 at the 2020 census.^[1] Lee, which includes the villages of South and East Lee, is part of the Berkshires resort area.