ˈæftɚ ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛnsəs, ænd stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ wɪððə fˈɪfti θˈɜːd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪtsᵻz kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl dˈɪstɹɪkts wɜː nˈʌmbɚd wˈɛst tʊ ˈiːst, wɪððɪ ɪnðə wˈɛst bˈɜːkʃɚ kˈaʊnti ænd ðə hˈaɪɪst nˈʌmbɚd dˈɪstɹɪkt æt kˈeɪp kˈɑːd.
After the 1890 census, and starting with the 53rd United States Congress in 1893, Massachusetts's congressional districts were numbered west to east, with the  in the west (Berkshire County) and the highest numbered district at Cape Cod.