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ZIP code 02742 — New Bedford

ZIP code 02742 serves New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Postal code: 02742
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City: New Bedford
County: Bristol
State: Massachusetts
Country: United States
Coordinates: 41.6362, -70.9342 — precision precise (locality)
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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)
Area codes: 508, 774
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.

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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 (3.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI

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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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