Our Community

About and Living in Sunderland

The Town of Sunderland was incorporated November 12, 1718 and is located at the southern end of Franklin County.  Sunderland borders the towns of Whately, Deerfield, Montague, Leverett, Amherst and Hadley. The Town's 2020 census population was 3,663. Sunderland is 14.78 square miles and its elevation is 137.121 feet above sea level.

Town Office Building 
12 School Street, Sunderland, MA  01375

(413) 665-1441

You may email comments or questions on our Comments & Questions page.

Selectboard Meetings are broadcast live on Ch.15 for Sunderland Comcast customers as recorded by FCAT or may be viewed online on the YouTube page. View the Town's Annual Reports online to follow the latest committee activities.

Volunteers are always welcome and we may have opportunities that may be of interest.  Check it out by attending a meeting and see if it is something you'd like to get involved in or peruse the last annual report that reflects activities from the previous year - we would love to have you!

SUNDERLAND WATER DISTRICT is a private Water District and separate from the municipal government operations.