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ZIP code 02740 — New Bedford
ZIP code 02740 serves New Bedford, Massachusetts.
- Postal code
- 02740Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- New Bedford
- County
- Bristol FIPS 25005
- State
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.6347, -70.9372 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 46,336 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 8,060 / sq mi
- Land area
- 5.7 sq mi (14.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $54,563
- Per-capita income
- $30,035
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- 19,586
- Housing units
- 20,532
- Median home value
- $303,400
- Median gross rent
- $1,052 / month
- Congressional district
- MA-9 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 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)
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Map of ZIP code 02740
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 21°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 39 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 44 |
| Avg low °F | 21 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NEW BEDFORD MUNI AP (3.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 02740
- 24 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 32 restaurants & cafés
- 5 bars & pubs
- 22 parks
- 8 playgrounds
- 5 gyms & sports centres
- 5 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 8 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 5 gas stations
- 6 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page