Belchertown, Massachusetts

About Belchertown

Set in the western part of Massachusetts, Belchertown is a small unincorporated community.

Belchertown holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.03 square miles.

📰 Belchertown News Today

• Hazmat team investigates after man found dead in Belchertown home wwlp.com · Jun 21
• Belchertown Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• Robin S. "Rob" Chartier Obituary (1961 - 2026) - Belchertown, MA - westernmassnews Legacy obituary · Aug 12
• Richard R. Racine obits.masslive.com · Jul 29
• Video shows rapidly rising water in Belchertown westernmassnews.com · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Belchertown Unique

• The only place in America named Belchertown — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Belchertown

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Belchertown

• Joseph's — breakfast
• McCarthy's Pub
• Roadhouse Café — american
• The Grapevine Grille
• The Villa Rose
• Wong Garden — chinese
• Antonio's — pizza
• Antonio's Pizza — pizza
• Chubby Checker's Deli & Market (café)
• Chubby's Ice Cream & Grill — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Belchertown Firefighter's Museum · Museum
• Stone House Museum · Museum
• Timber Frame · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Belchertown

• Quabbin Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Arcadia Bog Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Austin Gaughan Memorial Field reviews ★
• Cold Spring Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Facing Rock Wildlife Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Facing Rock Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Foley Field reviews ★
• Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Holland Glen Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Jabish Brook Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Jabish Street Pumping Station · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Belchertown

• Belchertown High
• Chestnut Hill Community School
• Cold Spring
• Jabish Middle School
• Swift River Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Belchertown

🏘️ Nearby Communities