Belchertown (CDP), Massachusetts

Belchertown, Massachusetts
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 42°16′42″N 72°24′6″W / 42.27833°N 72.40167°W / 42.27833; -72.40167Coordinates: 42°16′42″N 72°24′6″W / 42.27833°N 72.40167°W / 42.27833; -72.40167
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Hampshire
Town	Belchertown
Area
• Total	5.03 sq mi (13.04 km2)
• Land	5.03 sq mi (13.03 km2)
• Water	0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,899
• Density	576/sq mi (222.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	01007
Area code(s)	413
FIPS code	25-04790
GNIS feature ID	0609121

Belchertown is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the central village in the town of Belchertown in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,899 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 14,649. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Belchertown CDP is located in the center of the town of Belchertown at 42°16′42″N 72°24′6″W / 42.27833°N 72.40167°W / 42.27833; -72.40167 (42.278451, -72.401804). It is bordered to the north by Bay Road and Massachusetts Route 9 (Federal Street and Sargent Street), to the east by Jabish Brook and Jabish Canal, to the west by Broad Brook and Old Springfield Road, to the south by State Street (U.S. Route 202), and to the west by Weston Brook, Lampson Brook, George Hannum Street, and Hamilton Street.

Route 9 leads east 10 miles (16 km) to Ware and northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Amherst, while US 202 leads north 26 miles (42 km) to Athol and southwest 13 miles (21 km) to Holyoke. Massachusetts Route 181 leaves US 202 in the center of town, leading south 10 miles (16 km) to Palmer. Massachusetts Route 21 leaves US 202 at the western edge of the CDP, leading southwest 10 miles to Ludlow. Springfield, the largest city in the region, is 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Belchertown.