ZIP code · Amherst · Massachusetts · United States

ZIP code 01002 — Amherst

ZIP code 01002 serves Amherst, Massachusetts.

Postal code
01002
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Amherst
County
Hampshire FIPS 25015
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.3671, -72.4646 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
24,726 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
464 / sq mi
Land area
53.3 sq mi (137.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$69,411
Per-capita income
$43,548
Median age
27
Households
9,715
Housing units
11,089
Median home value
$449,000
Median gross rent
$1,561 / month
Congressional district
MA-2 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6a (-10 to -5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area code
413
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 14°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F343745587078838274625039
Avg low °F141524344555605850392921
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: AMHERST (3.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 01002

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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