Dalton, Massachusetts

Dalton, Massachusetts
Town
Town of Dalton
Seal
Motto:  "Heaven in the heart of the Berkshires"[1]
Location in Berkshire County and the state of Massachusetts.
Dalton Location within the contiguous United States of America
Coordinates: 42°28′25″N 73°10′00″W / 42.47361°N 73.16667°W / 42.47361; -73.16667
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Berkshire
Settled	1755
Incorporated	1784
Named for	Tristram Dalton
Government
• Type	Open town meeting
Area
• Total	56.7 km2 (21.9 sq mi)
• Land	56.4 km2 (21.8 sq mi)
• Water	0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,199 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,330
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Demonym	Daltonian
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01226
Area code	413
FIPS code	25-16180
GNIS feature ID	0619418
Website	dalton-ma.gov

Dalton is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. Dalton is a transition town^{[clarification needed]} between the urban and rural portions of Berkshire County. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,330 at the 2020 census.^[2]