Turners Falls, Massachusetts | |
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![]() Turners Falls at Great Falls Discovery Center | |
![]() Location in Franklin County in Massachusetts | |
Coordinates: 42°35′56″N 72°33′25″W / 42.59889°N 72.55694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Franklin |
Town | Montague |
Area | |
• Total | 2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2) |
• Land | 1.90 sq mi (4.92 km2) |
• Water | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) |
Elevation | 240 ft (70 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,512 |
• Density | 2,373.49/sq mi (916.40/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 01349, 01376 |
Area code | 413 |
FIPS code | 25-70815 |
GNIS feature ID | 0608956[2] |
Turners Falls Historic District | |
Location | Turners Falls, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 42°36′30″N 72°33′23″W / 42.60833°N 72.55639°W |
Built | 1867 |
Architect | William P. Crocker, C.W. Hazelton |
NRHP reference No. | 82004966[3] |
Added to NRHP | May 2, 1982 |
Turners Falls is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,512 at the 2020 census.[4] It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its name is sometimes used as a metonym for the entire town of Montague, for which it is the business district and comprises more than half the population.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]